Monday Dec. 6
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS – Movie Screening
6:00pm – Bechtler Museum (Video gallery)
Admission: Members/Free; Non-Members/$4
The Bechtler provides museum goers the opportunity to deepen their experience by viewing films that complement exhibitions through a focus on Bechtler collection artists and their cultural periods. The films are shown in the museum’s video gallery select Mondays throughout the year. The series kicks off this month with two French-themed classics, the 1st being “An American in Paris,” a lighthearted musical, featuring songs by George Gershwin. The movie stars dancer Gene Kelly as an American expatriate painter who moves to Paris. The movie was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won six including Best Picture, Screenplay and Musical Score. Purchase tickets online (see below), by phone 704.353.9200 or at the visitor services desk.
Tuesday Dec. 7
CHARLOTTE CHAMBER MUSIC: Fanfare - Brass for the Holidays
12:10 + 5:30pm – First Presbyterian Church (Uptown Charlotte)
Charlotte Chamber Music’s 1st Tuesday Series continues - come and enjoy a festive holiday treat with some of the region’s finest brass players performing music from the Renaissance to the present! There will be new arrangements of music by Praetorius
and Bach, Eric Ewazen’s stunning Frostfire, and a lively and original take on Leroy Anderson’s classic Sleigh Ride. *The evening concert includes a wine and cheese reception.
DAVID TANIS – CHEZ PANISSE, Chef
5:00pm – Park Road Books
FREE
Renowned Chez Panisse chef David Tanis will be on hand signing his latest cookbook “Heart of the Artichoke.” A sampling from the Fall Menu section will be offered.
Wednesday Dec. 8
4th Annual CHARLOTTE MUSIC AWARDS
7:00PM – Halton Theatre (CPCC)
Tickets: $15-$20
Awards are presented to winners of the various music genres, based on showcases held throughout the year. They'll also be honoring past music local performers with lifetime achievement awards. Various showcase winners to perform at the event. This year, expect special surprise guest performers!
CRAIG SHOEMAKER
7:30pm – McGlohan Theatre (Blumenthal Performing Arts Ctr)
Tickets: starting @ $20
Named ‘Comedian of the Yea’r by the American Comedy Awards on ABC, Craig Shoemaker’s half-hour Comedy Central special has been voted by viewers as one of the network’s “Top 20” stand-up specials of all time. Shoemaker is most known for his on-stage personas The Lovemaster, Mr. Erase, and for his army game or machine-gun schtick. Note: show contains Adult language & content.
Thursday Dec. 9
WFAE’s Public Conversations Series: RELIGION IN PUBLIC LIFE
7:00-8:30pm – MINT Museum (Randolph Road)
FREE-Reservations Required
What types of "public religion" are accepted in American society today? Are the standards different in the South? How significant are debates over issues such as "in God we trust" on currency, and prayers at public events and meetings? Should candidates for elected office be expected to discuss their personal religious beliefs? Has the post-9/11 political, cultural and religious landscape altered the debate over religion in public life? Moderated by WFAE's Mark Rumsey, the panel and audience will discuss these questions and more.
Panelists:
+ Phillip Allen, Americans United for Separation of Church and State
+ Patrick Cannon, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Charlotte
+ Anne Blue Wills, associate professor of religion, Davidson College
+ Patrick Cannon, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Charlotte
+ Anne Blue Wills, associate professor of religion, Davidson College
Metropolitan Opera Star ANTHONY DEAN GRIFFEY
7:00pm – Carmel Country Club, Charlotte
Tickets: $90
Wingate University presents a special evening, featuring Department of Music Faculty, Wingate opera students, and Anthony Dean Griffey. Mr. Griffey is a Metropolitan Opera star, four-time Grammy award winner, Wingate alum, and graduate of the Eastman School of Music and The Julliard School. Enjoy full hors d'oeuvres and a concert featuring Holiday music and opera favorites. The gala benefits Wingate University Friends of Music. There is limited seating, To order tickets, call 704.332.8828
Friday Dec. 10
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS
8:00pm - Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte
Tickets: $17/Advance; $19/DOS
Rolling Stone Magazine described the Carolina Chocolate Drops’ style as “dirt-floor-dance electricity,” and their major label debut on Nonesuch Records, "Genuine Negro Jig", just got nominated for a Grammy Award (Best Traditional Folk Album)!!!
Don't miss the Durham-based artists’ triumphant return to Charlotte.
NC DANCE THEATRE Presents: THE NUTCRACKER
7:00pm – Belk Theatre
This beloved holiday classic, choreographed by Artistic Director Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, transports audiences to a joyous holiday party, the majestic Land of Snow and the delectable Land of Sweets. No holiday journey is complete without a visit to Nutcracker!
Performances continue 12/11-12 & 12/17-19.
Saturday Dec. 11
‘Charlotte ART Collective’ Holiday Art Show & Sale
10:00am-5:00pm - Avondale Presbyterian Church (2821 Park Rd)
Purchase one-of-a-kind holiday gifts made by local artists. There’s a full range of prices and eleven different art mediums among the many indoor booths. The artists are professional, most with gallery representation, including galleries around the country and in Europe. Several of the artists are former Artists in Residence at the McColl Visual Arts Center. Others lead workshops in their medium or have their own gallery or shop around the Charlotte area. The group’s juried competition attracts a lively mix of established and emerging artists.
Wassailing Across the Color Line: AN ANTEBELLUM CHRISTMAS
1:00pm – Historic Rosedale Plantation (3427 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte)
Tickets: $8/person; $15/two people
Experience a plantation Christmas and discover how the season was celebrated in the big house and the slave cabins. Learn about Ol’ John Canoe and other slave activities during the holiday season, such as “Christmas Gift” the tag game.. See how the inhabitants of Rosedale wrestled with the issue of slavery, a possible civil war, and differing opinions inside the home. Rosedale docents will bring the characters to life in this living history exhibition. Also on Sunday 12/12.
The MET ‘Live in HD’ – Verdi’s “Don Carlo”
12:30pm – Regal Stonecrest Cinemas @ Piper Glen + AMC Concord Mills 24-IMAX
The Metropolitan Opera’s Emmy and Peabody-award winning series of live and high definition performance transmissions presents Verdi's "Don Carlo," a co-production of the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet. For more information & tickets, click link below:
A SPYRO GYRA CHRISTMAS
8:00pm – Halton Theatre (CPCC)
Tickets: $49-$55
Don’t miss this American jazz fusion band’s special holiday show. With over 25 albums released and 10 million copies sold, they are among the most prolific, as well as commercially successful, groups on the scene.
Sunday Dec. 12
Curator Tour - CONTEMPORARY BRITISH STUDIO CERAMICS: The Grainer Collection
2:00-2:45pm – Mint Museum UPTOWN
Free, with admission
The Director of Craft + Design, Annie Carlano along with Assistant Curators Allie Farlowe and Michelle Mickey give a tour of the current exhibition “Contemporary British Studio Ceramics: The Grainer Collection”. Space is limited and registration
is required. Register by phone 704.337.2098 or by e-mail: programs@mintmuseum.org.
THE BEGGAR BOYS: A Celtic Christmas
3:00pm – St. Alban’s Episcopal Church (Davidson)
Tickets: $10-$15, Children under 12 are Free
Nationally acclaimed singer Abigail Haynes Lennox and uilleann piper Matt McNeely join the Beggar Boys as they return to Davidson for this annual holiday tradition. Warm your spirit with songs, tunes, and stories from around the Celtic world. Carols, old and new, retell the Christmas story in a program perfect for the entire family. This concert will be broadcast LIVE on WDAV 89.9 fm Classical Public Radio. A portion of the proceeds from this concert will benefit the Mooresville Soup Kitchen.
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