Arts & Entertainment

Songs as cultural capital

In the 1930s, musicologist John Lomax went in search of songs from the time of slavery. In a Louisiana prison, he discovered Huddie Ledbetter, who knew so many songs that Lomax was able to convince the governor of Louisiana that Ledbetter...

A new chamber orchestra for Ballantyne

If anyone needed more proof that the cultural life in Charlotte isn’t concentrated in a few square blocks uptown anymore, here it is: Ballantyne now has its own professional orchestra.

Lake Norman Charter student snags movie role

Bria Lindsey, 17, who lives in the Mountain Island area, celebrated the opening of her first film with 15 to 20 of her family and friends Friday, Feb. 19, at Starlight Stadium 14 in Charlotte.

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Let little ones know you love them over and over again

Everyone knows that flowers and chocolates historically top Valentine’s Day gift-giving lists. This holiday, consider giving your kids a gift that’ll last long after the rose petals fade and that heart-shaped chocolate box finds its way to the trash.

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Dervish returns to Queen City at Great Aunt Stella Center

For nearly 30 years, the Charlotte Folk Society has made a name for itself promoting the preservation and enjoyment of folk music and more, largely through the nonprofit’s monthly concerts held at the 400-seat Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Ave.

Sibling rivalry: the musical Mendelssohns

Imagine you’re a musical prodigy who lives to compose. Your younger brother is also a promising composer; in fact, it’s debatable which of you has more talent. But your father tells you that your destiny is as a wife, not as a composer.

Charlotte Jewish Film Fest begins March 4

Jewish life is often portrayed in the movies, but there’s not much variety in the kinds of Jewish experiences shown in films for mass audiences.

Narnia comes to the stage in Matthews

Anyone who’s read “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” C.S. Lewis’s first in his Chronicles of Narnia Series, knows the novel is a children’s story of grand proportions, filled with snow-swept landscapes, fantastic forests, heroes, villains and enchanted creatures.

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