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Charlotte native and North Carolina A&T student Arial Robinson designs Nike Dunk Low sneaker

By CLTure October 6, 2022 (updated) Nike has teamed up with multiple HBCUs for a new series of Dunk Low sneakers as part of their Yardrunners campaign. Starting in 2020, the Nike Yardrunners campaign has celebrated the history, heritage, and legacy of Historically Black Colleges...
By CLTure October 6, 2022
Art

Fresh2Death: StreetWhere is a two-day fashion, art, food, and music event

By CLTure September 6, 2022 Building off the successful Fresh2Death installation at the Mint Museum earlier this year, Dupp&Swat returns with Fresh2Death: StreetWhere on September 10-11 in Charlotte. The two-day event will take place in the historic Ford Building at Camp North End, shining a...
By CLTure September 6, 2022
Comedy

Here are five Charlotte-area comedians you should check out

By Beth Mack August 10, 2022 In a city where craft breweries and banking reign supreme, it is easy to overlook the local comedy scene. On the surface, The Comedy Zone has been bringing in national headliners and celebrities to Charlotte for decades, and Belmont...
By CLTure August 10, 2022
Community

Everything you need to know about The Independent Picture House in NoDa

By Mark I. West August 9, 2022 The Independent Picture House, Charlotte’s new and only art house cinema, recently had its grand opening on June 24. Located at 4237 Raleigh Street on the northern edge of NoDa, the film venue has three auditoriums with a...
By CLTure August 9, 2022
Community

Charlotte photographer Surf Mitchell will showcase years-long travel photo exhibit inspired by family roots and local artists

By Cameron Lee July 28, 2022 When Kevin “Surf” Mitchell, a West Charlotte native first came up with the idea to set up a living room in Uptown for a photo shoot, he probably wasn’t thinking it would become a part of his life’s work....
By CLTure July 28, 2022
Community

Carolina Complexions: Celebrating Black and Brown artists and creatives in North Carolina

By Courtney Napier May 26, 2022 Carolina Complexions is an arts column featuring Black and Brown artists from North Carolina, and we are so excited to continue bringing you this exclusive content. You may notice that the format is shorter than before, which will allow...
By CLTure May 26, 2022
Art

Blumenthal Performing Arts’ Artists in Theaters program connects theater lovers with local art

By Cameron Lee May 25, 2022 In the summer of 2021, when many in the region were eagerly anticipating the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit in Charlotte, Bree Stallings, Director of Artistic Experiences at Blumenthal Performing Arts had several ideas brewing. While most of the country...
By CLTure May 25, 2022
Community

Tom Gabbard is ready to steer Blumenthal Performing Arts into the future

By Cameron Lee April 28, 2022 When Tom Gabbard, CEO of Blumenthal Performing Arts first came to Charlotte in 2003, the city’s arts and cultural scene looked a lot different than it does today. Prior to Charlotte Bobcats Arena (now the Spectrum Center), Knight Theater,...
By CLTure April 28, 2022
Community

Charlotte celebrates Indie Bookstore Day and first Greater Charlotte Book Crawl supporting local businesses

By Mark I. West April 26, 2022 Photo: The Urban Reader On Saturday, April 30, Indie Bookstore Day will take place for the first time in Charlotte. While the event has been around for years, it’s the first year Charlotte is participating on a grand...
By CLTure April 26, 2022
Community

21 books written by Charlotte-area authors in 2021 that you should read in 2022

By Mark I. West January 3, 2022 For Charlotte’s community of readers and writers, 2021 was a year for the books (pun intended). So many good books by local authors came out this year and a top-ten list just wasn’t enough. With fiction, nonfiction, poetry,...
By CLTure January 3, 2022

Community

By CLTure October 6, 2022 (updated) Nike has teamed up with multiple HBCUs for a new series of Dunk Low sneakers as part of their Yardrunners campaign. Starting in 2020, the Nike Yardrunners campaign has celebrated the history, heritage, and legacy of Historically Black Colleges...

By CLTure September 6, 2022 Building off the successful Fresh2Death installation at the Mint Museum earlier this year, Dupp&Swat returns with Fresh2Death: StreetWhere on September 10-11 in Charlotte. The two-day event will take place in the historic Ford Building at Camp North End, shining a...

By Beth Mack August 10, 2022 In a city where craft breweries and banking reign supreme, it is easy to overlook the local comedy scene. On the surface, The Comedy Zone has been bringing in national headliners and celebrities to Charlotte for decades, and Belmont...

By Mark I. West August 9, 2022 The Independent Picture House, Charlotte’s new and only art house cinema, recently had its grand opening on June 24. Located at 4237 Raleigh Street on the northern edge of NoDa, the film venue has three auditoriums with a...

By Cameron Lee July 28, 2022 When Kevin “Surf” Mitchell, a West Charlotte native first came up with the idea to set up a living room in Uptown for a photo shoot, he probably wasn’t thinking it would become a part of his life’s work....

By Courtney Napier May 26, 2022 Carolina Complexions is an arts column featuring Black and Brown artists from North Carolina, and we are so excited to continue bringing you this exclusive content. You may notice that the format is shorter than before, which will allow...

By Cameron Lee May 25, 2022 In the summer of 2021, when many in the region were eagerly anticipating the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit in Charlotte, Bree Stallings, Director of Artistic Experiences at Blumenthal Performing Arts had several ideas brewing. While most of the country...

By Cameron Lee April 28, 2022 When Tom Gabbard, CEO of Blumenthal Performing Arts first came to Charlotte in 2003, the city’s arts and cultural scene looked a lot different than it does today. Prior to Charlotte Bobcats Arena (now the Spectrum Center), Knight Theater,...

By Mark I. West April 26, 2022 Photo: The Urban Reader On Saturday, April 30, Indie Bookstore Day will take place for the first time in Charlotte. While the event has been around for years, it’s the first year Charlotte is participating on a grand...

By Mark I. West January 3, 2022 For Charlotte’s community of readers and writers, 2021 was a year for the books (pun intended). So many good books by local authors came out this year and a top-ten list just wasn’t enough. With fiction, nonfiction, poetry,...