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What to Do at The 2024 Charlotte International Arts Festival
The 2024 Charlotte Fall Arts Guide is sponsored by the Charlotte International Arts Festival. CIAF is an annual celebration of imaginative visual and performing arts from the most creative international and local minds. Seventeen days of 150 art installations and 170 free events from Sept. 13-29. The third annual Charlotte International…
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Queen City Nerve’s Guide to Tennis and Pickleball in Charlotte
Yes, we know, you’re sick of hearing about pickleball. But did you know that, coming out of the Olympics and for years before that, the old-school game of tennis has also been on the rise? The Williams sisters started a surge in popularity among women of color, helping to diversify…
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What to Do and Who to See at Charlotte Pride 2024
While Pride Month has come and gone for much of the country, in Charlotte, festivities are just about to get started for Charlotte Pride 2024, which is observed from Aug. 9-16 this year, wrapped up with two days of festivities and a parade on Aug. 17-18. Those last two days…
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Heaven Seven Magazine Spotlights Charlotte’s DIY Scene
DIY might stand for “do it yourself,” but in all reality, surviving in the local DIY music scene often takes a community that comprises a conglomerate of bands, artists and supporters who all come together to create an underground culture that defies the mainstream. Promoters, photographers, bloggers and dedicated fans…
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Phoenix Down RPG Bridges the Gap Between Live Music and Video Games
Every living thing has a beginning and an end. A phoenix may burn as bright as the sun, the sight of majestic wings filling the sky with flames burning orange and yellow hues, but every flame eventually burns out. A phoenix’s life ends in ashes, with a new one resurrecting…
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Wilderado Brings Nostalgic Feelings of Folk to The Underground
There’s nothing like the sound of live music settling into the cool air, replacing the summer day’s heat that has been absorbed into the asphalt. The sight of twinkling patio lights looks just as pretty as the night sky, a portal of sorts into the music venue, where you’ll spend…
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How Gender-Affirming Haircuts Celebrate Personal Identity
Everyone has had a bad hair day. Maybe it looks too flat, or the side part is strange; it’s been put up and it’s been put down; for some reason, the dry shampoo is making it look greasier; for some other reason, a few strands look like coils in a…
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A Guide to Almost Getting High at Charlotte’s Dispensaries
It was just five years ago that folks looking for CBD only had a few options for storefronts in the Charlotte area. Fast forward just a half-decade — as we’ve seen the evolution of the hemp industry capitalizing on the popularity of Delta 8, Delta 9, THCA and other similar…
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The Sober Curious Movement Continues to Grow in Charlotte
The idea of exploring sobriety and what that means has changed within the last few years. Sobriety describes the act of abstaining from substance use, whether that be alcohol, tobacco … you name it. When someone decides to become sober or explore the idea, telling others can hold a lot…
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A Guide to 2024 Spring Events in Charlotte
As the weather warms up and false spring turns into the real thing, we have compiled this list of ways to get outdoors this season no matter your interests. SPORTS Charlotte FC Bank of America Stadium, 800 S. Mint St. March 23 vs. Columbus Crew March 30 vs. FC Cincinnati…
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A Last-Minute Guide to Valentine’s Day in Charlotte
February 14 is approaching quickly, and if you don’t have plans yet but are feeling some side-eye from your partner, we’ve highlighted a few spots below that could be helpful. As of the time of this writing, they all had space remaining for the big date night, but we…
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LaChrista McArthur Leaves Her Mark On Charlotte’s Coffee Scene
LaChrista McArthur has been an unseen force in Charlotte’s growing coffee scene on and off for more than six years. Working with renowned local companies like Undercurrent, Hobbyist, Not Just Coffee, Summit Coffee and others, she has crafted creative menus, won Barista League competitions, formulated marketing plans and earned her…
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A Guide to Charlotte’s Best Parties on New Year’s Eve 2023
Well it happened again. We blinked our eyes and another year passed. Regardless of how your 2023 went, there is still time to finish it off with a bang. Here’s a list of some parties where you can shake off the year that was and roll into the new one,…
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Three-Day Lovin’ Life Music Festival Coming to Uptown
Charlotte-based entertainment, hospitality and production company Southern Entertainment Thursday announced its plans to bring the Lovin’ Life Music Fest to Charlotte May 3-5, 2024. The organization has hosted regional country music festivals in the past such as Carolina Country Music Fest at Myrtle Beach, George Country Music Fest, Barefoot Country…
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Halloween Guide 2023: Charlotte’s Best Parties and Haunted Happenings
We are well into October and you should have long had your costume picked out by now. So let’s give you a reason to wear it. We’ve compiled this list of Halloween parties and haunted trails to help you hit up all the haunts in Charlotte. Beyond the Grave Tour…
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Local Couple Launches Inclusive Pop-Up for Plus-Size Clientele
All too often, one’s aesthetic is assigned at birth based on apparent gender; you wear pink or you wear blue. In an instant, we are assigned a gender to identify how we are to move in the world and how we are to be labeled within its social parameters. That’s…
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