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Good Reads: Charlotte’s literary scene is growing, and it’s full of talented women

By Mark West July 23, 2019 (Updated) There was a time when The Charlotte Observer employed full-time book review editors, and one of these editors wrote an occasional column titled “Local Literati.” The column included news about recent publications and book signings by Charlotte authors....
By CLTure July 23, 2019
Community

CineOdyssey Film Festival continues to push social culture forward in Charlotte through film

By Cameron Lee July 14, 2019 When you think about minority filmmakers, names like Spike Lee, John Singleton (R.I.P.), F. Gary Gray, John Woo, and Ang Lee may come to mind. Recently, with the popularity of directors like Ryan Coogler (Black Panther, Creed), Barry Jenkins...
By CLTure July 14, 2019
Community

ASC launch new podcast to inform voters on November 5 ballot to support arts, parks and education

By CLTure News July 8, 2019 The Arts & Science Council has launched a new podcast ‘Culture For All’ to help educate Mecklenburg County voters about the proposed quarter-cent sales tax on the November 5 ballot. The quarter-cent sales tax will support arts and culture,...
By CLTure July 8, 2019
Community

The Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO Bricks exhibit at Discovery Place offers something fun for all ages

By Rachel Laurie June 4, 2019 If you’ve ever wanted to be in the same room as the world’s most fantastic skyscrapers all at once, now’s your chance: the LEGO Towers of Tomorrow exhibit is now open at Discovery Place Science until September. The exhibit...
By CLTure June 4, 2019
Community

Charlotte is now the 16th largest city in the United States

By CLTure News May 24, 2019 According to new population estimates for cities and towns released by the U.S. Census Bureau, Charlotte is now the 16th largest city in the United States. With a population now estimated at 872,498, the Queen City added an estimated...
By CLTure May 24, 2019
Community

Charlotte Venezuelans: In Their Own Words

By Patrick O’Boyle April 15, 2019 Most of us have never been to Venezuela, but there’s an indispensable source of perspective much closer than we realize. Venezuelans have played a role in the Charlotte community for decades and, with the diaspora of migrants from the...
By CLTure April 15, 2019
Community

RCLM 37 is poised to prove the resistance and showcase the beauty of Charlotte’s West Side

By Matt Cosper (Updated) April 5, 2019 The Duke Memorial Library at Johnson C. Smith University is about to become the most forward thinking arts space in the city. JCSU and Levine Museum of the New South have partnered to create a constellation of...
By CLTure April 5, 2019
Art

Alexandra Loesser Schoen’s art uses nature to examine the beauty of vulnerability

By Matt Cosper February 25, 2019 Painter Alexandra Loesser Schoen is an alchemist of image and color, working in oils to create dynamic aethers and dream-like images of animals, humans, and creatures somewhere in between. By placing symbolically rich figures into fields of pulsating color,...
By CLTure February 25, 2019
Community

Charlotte Symphony celebrates Beethoven with bright and talented lineup of composers and musicians

By CLTure News February 11, 2019 Charlotte Symphony celebrates Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday this year with a talented group of guest musicians and composers. With information about Movies In Concert and other Symphony series to come, it’s shaping up to be a big year for...
By CLTure February 11, 2019
Community

The Mint Museum will host Nike and Jordan Brand pop-up shop and experiences for NBA All-Star Weekend

By CLTure News February 7, 2019 (Updated) The Mint Museum has partnered with Nike and Jordan Brand to host events during NBA All-Star Weekend and to activate a pop-up shop from February 14-17. Nike and Jordan Brand have taken over the event spaces at Mint...
By CLTure February 7, 2019

Community

By Mark West July 23, 2019 (Updated) There was a time when The Charlotte Observer employed full-time book review editors, and one of these editors wrote an occasional column titled “Local Literati.” The column included news about recent publications and book signings by Charlotte authors....

By Cameron Lee July 14, 2019 When you think about minority filmmakers, names like Spike Lee, John Singleton (R.I.P.), F. Gary Gray, John Woo, and Ang Lee may come to mind. Recently, with the popularity of directors like Ryan Coogler (Black Panther, Creed), Barry Jenkins...

By CLTure News July 8, 2019 The Arts & Science Council has launched a new podcast ‘Culture For All’ to help educate Mecklenburg County voters about the proposed quarter-cent sales tax on the November 5 ballot. The quarter-cent sales tax will support arts and culture,...

By Rachel Laurie June 4, 2019 If you’ve ever wanted to be in the same room as the world’s most fantastic skyscrapers all at once, now’s your chance: the LEGO Towers of Tomorrow exhibit is now open at Discovery Place Science until September. The exhibit...

By CLTure News May 24, 2019 According to new population estimates for cities and towns released by the U.S. Census Bureau, Charlotte is now the 16th largest city in the United States. With a population now estimated at 872,498, the Queen City added an estimated...

By Patrick O’Boyle April 15, 2019 Most of us have never been to Venezuela, but there’s an indispensable source of perspective much closer than we realize. Venezuelans have played a role in the Charlotte community for decades and, with the diaspora of migrants from the...

By Matt Cosper (Updated) April 5, 2019 The Duke Memorial Library at Johnson C. Smith University is about to become the most forward thinking arts space in the city. JCSU and Levine Museum of the New South have partnered to create a constellation of...

By Matt Cosper February 25, 2019 Painter Alexandra Loesser Schoen is an alchemist of image and color, working in oils to create dynamic aethers and dream-like images of animals, humans, and creatures somewhere in between. By placing symbolically rich figures into fields of pulsating color,...

By CLTure News February 11, 2019 Charlotte Symphony celebrates Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday this year with a talented group of guest musicians and composers. With information about Movies In Concert and other Symphony series to come, it’s shaping up to be a big year for...

By CLTure News February 7, 2019 (Updated) The Mint Museum has partnered with Nike and Jordan Brand to host events during NBA All-Star Weekend and to activate a pop-up shop from February 14-17. Nike and Jordan Brand have taken over the event spaces at Mint...