Arts & Culture

Hay! It's Farm Day at Charlotte Nature Museum

Friday, June 14th, 2013, 3:38pm

Hay! It's Farm Day at Charlotte Nature Museum

Straight from the horse’s mouth, local farms and their animal residents have a very important job when it comes to what ends up on your dinner plate. Dig into the fun of farming when Charlotte Nature Museum hosts its June Creature Feature, Farm Day, Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Whether you’re a kid of the human or goat variety, you probably enjoy munching fruits and nibbling veggies. When these wholesome foods come straight from the fields in your community, not only are you helping local farmers but you’re probably grazing on very fresh food.

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16th Annual Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas

Submitted by WBTV Web Staff

Thursday, June 6th, 2013, 5:53pm

The 16th Annual Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas returns to Charlotte on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th in Independence Park.

The Juneteenth Festival is a celebration of not only freedom for enslaved blacks in America, but freedom of all people that have been enslaved throughout time.

The festival will offer a rich array of cultural traditions and diversity through food, arts and music, and offers a broad variety of tantalizing, ethnic foods, plus an even greater selection of vendors displaying unique arts, crafts and clothing from around the world.

Participants can enjoy fabulous R&B, Blues, Jazz, Reggae, Hip-Hop and many more soul-stirring sounds as music and dance groups perform throughout the weekend's festivities.

Admission is free and the festival begins at 10 a.m. and goes until 10 p.m. The Cultural Camp on Thursday begins at 9 a.m.

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Symphony Park continues 30-year music tradition

Submitted by Joe Hester, Community News Producer

Monday, June 3rd, 2013, 12:58pm

Symphony Park continues 30-year music tradition

The Charlotte Symphony is presenting its 30th Annual Summer Pops outdoor concert series, beginning this weekend.

Families come from around the city and set up blankets with picnic baskets, to enjoy the Orchestra from the lawn of SouthPark Mall's Symphony Park, in this 30-year Charlotte summer tradition.

The Thrill of the Orchestra kicks off the series June 9, with pieces by Rossini, Peck, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Stephenson and Tchaikovsky.

Other concerts follow, throughout the month:
June 16: A Summer Pops Fantasia, Christopher Warren-Green conducting, with special prelude by the Youth Orchestra
June 23: Scores of Movie Music, Albert-George Schram conducting
June 30: That's Amore, Albert-George Schram conducting

The series closes July 3, commemorating Independence day with "Celebrate America", featuring Star Spangled B

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Mexican culture celebrated with free festival

Submitted by Joe Hester, Community News Producer

Friday, May 3rd, 2013, 8:00am

Mexican culture celebrated with free festival

The McAlpine Creek Park is inviting the public to a family friendly celebration of Mexican culture this weekend.

The 6th Annual Cinco de Mayo Fanta Festival features internationally known and local Regional Mexican music acts, traditional folkloric dancing, and tasty authentic foods.

In addition to goods and services offered by non-profit organizations and small-businesses, a full assortment of cultural goods can be found at the marketplace.

Children ages 6 through 12 can enjoy a free Soccer Clinic, while the whole family can join in an assortment of interactive games.

Festival-goers can catch the fun at McAlpine Creek Park, located at 8711 Monroe Road in Charlotte, Sunday May 5, from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information on the Festival, call 704-941-6735.

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Big Lick Bluegrass Festival

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Thursday, April 11th, 2013, 2:05pm

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Carolina Actors Studio Theatre: Miss Whitherspoon

Submitted by Joe Hester, Community News Producer

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013, 8:00am

Carolina Actors Studio Theatre: Miss Whitherspoon

The Carolina Actors Studio Theatre is presenting its production of Miss Whitherspoon.

Depressed about the world she lives in, Veronica kills herself, only to find that the world is a much scarier place than she ever realized.

Audience members join Veronica on this funny, thought-provoking journey, as she learns a lesson from the universe.

Theater-goers can catch the play at the Carolina Actors Studio Theatre, located at 2424 North Davidson Street, in Charlotte, Thursdays through Saturdays beginning March 28, at 8 p.m. Closing night is Saturday April 27.

Admission ranges from $18 to $28, and is open to the public. Click here for tickets.

For more information on the production, call 704-455-8542.

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Classroom app creates pitch perfect music

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Monday, March 4th, 2013, 5:02pm

Classroom app creates pitch perfect music

Gone are the days when Orchestra Director Bill Myers needs a tape recorder to listen to a student’s pitch. In his classes at Hough High School, Myers uses a new form of technology – the SmartMusic App which changes the way students practice and learn their instruments.

The interactive tool allows students to play along with the music onscreen and provides immediate feedback on their performance. Myers uses the app to grade 50 percent of the student’s assignment while his trained ear provides the other half.

The House of Education Committee is working to pass House Bill 127 that students have arts education credit for graduation beginning with the freshmen class of 2016.

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