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

By CLTure 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 Museum...
By CLTure February 7, 2019
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Condom Couture gears up for final year with Carnivale themed fashion show

By Shirley Griffith Cover photo: Deborah Triplett January 28, 2019 The annual institution that is Condom Couture is gearing up for its fifth and final hurrah on February 9 at the Fillmore in Charlotte. Normally, when condoms are involved clothes are not, but Condom Couture...
By CLTure January 28, 2019
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The history of The Mint Museum exhibits true dedication to the arts in Charlotte

By Brandon Lunsford January 11, 2019 In an interesting coincidence, the two locations of the Mint Museum in Charlotte opened their doors to the public during a period of almost 75 years that bookended two of America’s most critical financial collapses. The Mint Museum of...
By CLTure January 11, 2019
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Charlotte visual artist HNin Nie’s work is imaginative, vulnerable, and saturated with emotion

By Matt Cosper January 6, 2019 Born in Vietnam but living in Charlotte’s West Side since infancy, 26-year-old visual artist HNin Nie creates visionary works in painting, sculpture and video. After a recent slew of successful gallery exhibitions, a residency with Goodyear Arts, Nie is...
By CLTure January 6, 2019
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Jeff Jackson’s latest novel ‘Destroy All Monsters’ is a punk rock lullaby for the wasted youth

By Matt Cosper October 25, 2018 “Watch out for the quiet ones” is what they always say, right? Local writer/musician/visual artist and critic Jeff Jackson is no exception to that rule. To look at him, mild mannered and neat (a little like a bookish techno...
By CLTure October 25, 2018
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The History of The Excelsior Club

By Brandon Lunsford October 18, 2018 (updated) Cover photo: James Peeler Collection at the Inez Moore Parker Archives at Johnson C. Smith University When the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission announced it would seek approval from the City Council for an option to purchase the Excelsior Club at...
By CLTure October 18, 2018

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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 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 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 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 Museum...

By Shirley Griffith Cover photo: Deborah Triplett January 28, 2019 The annual institution that is Condom Couture is gearing up for its fifth and final hurrah on February 9 at the Fillmore in Charlotte. Normally, when condoms are involved clothes are not, but Condom Couture...

By Brandon Lunsford January 11, 2019 In an interesting coincidence, the two locations of the Mint Museum in Charlotte opened their doors to the public during a period of almost 75 years that bookended two of America’s most critical financial collapses. The Mint Museum of...

By Matt Cosper January 6, 2019 Born in Vietnam but living in Charlotte’s West Side since infancy, 26-year-old visual artist HNin Nie creates visionary works in painting, sculpture and video. After a recent slew of successful gallery exhibitions, a residency with Goodyear Arts, Nie is...

By Matt Cosper October 25, 2018 “Watch out for the quiet ones” is what they always say, right? Local writer/musician/visual artist and critic Jeff Jackson is no exception to that rule. To look at him, mild mannered and neat (a little like a bookish techno...