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Charlotte Art League’s CAL Curates program helps both artists and businesses boost the health of the arts community
By Charlie Leonard August 18, 2020 “A lot of the time…art is seen as an extracurricular activity,” said Chandler Snipe, Offsite Exhibitions Coordinator for the Charlotte Art League. To her, art isn’t just an activity, it’s a “core value.” Snipe’s main focus is the Charlotte...
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E2D is a non-profit dedicated to getting computers in the hands of those suffering from the digital divide
By Cameron Lee August 12, 2020 Often in society what divides social and economic classes are the things that many may deem as basic necessities. While access and education have historically been the main vessels used to separate the haves and have-nots, in current times,...
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VisArt aims to strengthen film community while championing small business development in East Charlotte
By Charlie Leonard August 4, 2020 The demise of video stores in the late 2000s and early 2010s has been well documented. With the ascent of streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, big video store chains like Blockbuster and Hollywood Video were forced into bankruptcy....
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North Carolina offers several great lakes to vacation
By Charlie Leonard July 30, 2020 When it comes to relaxation and recreation, a trip to the lake is as good as it gets, especially in these times of social distancing. Luckily in North Carolina, you don’t have to look far. The state is home...
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For Phillip Gripper and many in the community, Oso Skate Park is more than a skating facility
By Charlie Leonard July 20, 2020 Phillip Gripper is a man of many talents. Besides being a versatile recording artist and musician (he’s a member of the Hip Hop Prodigies collective, local band Modern Primitives, and his own solo venture Moon Man Music), Gripper is...
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H2O/2O Elemental Retribution exhibit at Gallery C3 explores an age-old conflict: man vs nature
By Charlie Leonard Cover photo: HNin Nie July 16, 2020 “What are these things that come out of the natural world to punish us?” That’s the question Janelle Dunlap, the Guest Curator for the H2O/2O Elemental Retribution exhibit, seeks to answer. Dunlap’s artistic vision has...
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Chinese Lantern Festival will light up Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden with new social distancing guidelines
By Charlie Leonard July 14, 2020 The lanterns that will be featured at the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden during this year’s Chinese Lantern Festival are dazzling and magnificent, both in substance and size. “We’re not talking tiny hand-sized lanterns, they’re huge structures,” said Jim...
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A Reader’s Guide to Fiction and Nonfiction books by Charlotte area authors
By Mark I. West July 10, 2020 A popular bumper sticker says “Think Global, Act Local” but a corollary to this message is “Think Global, Read Local.” By reading books by local authors, readers not only support their neighbors, but they also help build a...
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Like many local establishments, Zach Pulliam and Abari Game Bar are doing what they can to survive
By Charlie Leonard July 7, 2020 “I’m doing this for the love of gaming.” That’s what Abari Game Bar’s owner, Zach Pulliam, told me over the phone. Before he answered my call, Pulliam was playing one of the 50+ arcade games featured inside the popular...
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Corey Mitchell of Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte wins Musical Theatre Teacher of the Year Award
By CLTure News June 24, 2020 Corey Mitchell, the head of the musical theatre department of Northwest School of the Arts has won the inaugural Stephen Schwartz Musical Theatre Teacher of the Year Award presented by The ASCAP Foundation and the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA). Mitchell,...
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