The holidays are upon us here in Charlotte, and so are the dozens of annual holiday traditions – from North Carolina Dance Theatre’s The Nutcracker, to Theatre Charlotte’s A Christmas Carol. CharlotteCultureGuide.com is your go to source for all of the latest and greatest, and now holiday, events in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. The month of …
By Laura Sharpe, Associate Director, Community Giving One memory that sticks out in my mind from elementary school was getting on a big yellow school bus to visit the Pink Palace Museum. Since I walked to school, it was the first time I ever had been on a school bus, and it was also the …
By Laura Sharpe, Associate Director, Community Giving Thanksgiving is just days away and with the turkey and dressing comes Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday but not a specific day for giving back and making a difference – the true spirit of the holiday season. This is why New York’s 92nd Street Y …
By Nicole Bartlett, Program Director, Public Art North Tryon Street, just outside of uptown Charlotte, will be undergoing large-scale changes in the next few years and art integrated into the streetscape will be a part of these changes. ASC and the Public Art Commission spent time over the past year speaking with City staff and …
In September 2012, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department dedicated the new Steele Creek Division building at S. Tryon St. and Westinghouse Blvd. Welcoming visitors to the station and passersby is a new piece of public artwork, Canopy, by artist Billy Lee. The artwork, an abstract interpretation of a tree seeks to connect the neighborhood with the …
We’re seeking nominations for exceptionally creative Arts, Science or History teachers. They could win $5,000.
Nominations are due by 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, 2020.