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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Arts Chinese Lantern Festival kicks with multicolored art

Posted By Tate Roberts on Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 7:00 AM

The Chinese Lantern Festival got off to a multicolored start September 7, hosted this year for the first time by Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens.

CL sent intern Tate Roberts out to shoot some photos of the animals, made from rayon fabric and metal frames, and shipped all the way from China, which is about a 9,000-mile commute. In fact, the elephant statue itself was made from actual China.

Slideshow Charlotte's Chinese Lantern Festival kicks off to multicolored start

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Charlotte's Chinese Lantern Festival kicks off to multicolored start

By Tate Roberts

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But there's more than just lanterns. Here's the full nightly schedule:

5:30 – 9:30 p.m.: Family Activities
5:30 – 9:30 p.m.: Chinese Folk Art Marketplace
6 – 9 p.m.: Food Truck(s)
6 – 6:45 p.m.: Kung Fu Show followed by a Coaching Session
7 – 7:30 p.m.: Shadow Play followed by Backstage Activities
7:45 – 8:30 p.m.: Kung Fu Show followed by a Coaching Session
8:45 – 9:15 p.m.: Shadow Play followed by Backstage Activities

The festival runs every Wednesday through Sunday, from 5:50 to 9:30 p.m. until October 29.
For tickets, go here.

Tags: Chinese Lantern Festival, China, Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens, Charlotte, Tate Roberts, Image, Slideshow

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Thursday, March 16, 2017

News / Arts Robert Bush Speaks Out on Trump's Proposed Cuts to NEA Funding

Posted By Ryan Pitkin on Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 12:15 PM

Robert Bush, president of the Charlotte-based Arts & Science Council (ASC), released a statement this morning regarding reports that President Donald Trump's first federal budget proposal would strip all funding from the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA).

Robert Bush

Bush, who was named president of the ASC in March 2014, noted the value of the arts to the country's economy. According to figures from the NEA and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released in 2013, the arts contributed $704 billion to the economy that year alone, accounting for more than 4 percent of the nation's GDP and employing nearly 5 million workers.

"Funding to the NEA serves as a significant leveraging tool that has helped create an entire industry of locally based small businesses and jobs that cannot be outsourced," wrote Bush. "Investment in the NEA provides funding that promotes artistic innovation and addresses access social, technological and healthcare issues."

Bush went on to list the ways the NEA-funded ASC helps folks here in our community, and called on local residents to contact their representatives and demand the budget not be approved as proposed.

"In Charlotte-Mecklenburg, military families can explore Charlotte museums for free, Charlotte Symphony musicians can engage with music students at Northwest School of the Arts, public art animates our community and a UNC Charlotte professor can be featured in the New York Times for re-creating a long-lost dance," he wrote.

"Everyone should have access and opportunities to experience the arts regardless of their economic status, where they live, ethnicity or disability. This budget proposal must not be approved. ASC, the cultural community and its supporters are reaching out to their representatives in Congress now and advocate to keep funding the NEA. It is my hope that fellow residents will do the same."

Tags: Arts & Science Council, Robert Bush, Donald Trump, arts, funding, budget, economy, Image

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Thursday, December 22, 2016

Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Thursday

Posted By Anita Overcash on Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 4:54 PM

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Dec. 22, 2016 as selected by us folks at Creative Loafing.

• Holy Ghost Tent Revival at Visulite Theatre

• Christmas Karaoke at Milestone

• Uptown Crawl

• Leanna Eden and the Garden Of, Blu House and Monty Mak at Petra's

• America Is A Mistake at Lunchbox Records

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Monday, December 19, 2016

Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Monday

Posted By Anita Overcash on Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 3:27 PM

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Dec. 19, 2016 as selected by us folks at Creative Loafing.

• Carolina Shout w/ Ethan Uslan at Petra's

• Knocturnal at Snug Harbor

• WBT Holiday on Ice at NASCAR Hall of Fame

• Monday Night Allstars at Double Door Inn

• Find Your Muse Open Mic at The Evening Muse

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Sunday, December 11, 2016

Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Sunday

Posted By Ryan Pitkin on Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 10:00 AM

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Dec. 11, 2016 as selected by us folks at Creative Loafing.

• Starving Artist Market at Charlotte Art League

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• Copeland Now/Then Tour w/ Rae Cassidy at Neighborhood Theatre

• Jazz Workshop and Improv feat. John Shaughnessy at Petra's

• Kane Brown at The Fillmore

• Omari & The Hellraisers at Comet Grill

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Saturday, December 10, 2016

Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Saturday

Posted By Ryan Pitkin on Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 10:00 AM

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Dec. 10, 2016 as selected by us folks at Creative Loafing.

• NoDa Krampus Krawl at North Davidson and 36th streets

• Kate Voegele & Tyler Hilton at Double Door Inn

• Deck the Walls: A Holiday Photography Sale at Hodges Taylor Art Consultancy

• Rippin' Weekend at Snug Harbor

• Girl Tribe Pop-Up at Sugar Creek Brewing Co.

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Friday, December 9, 2016

Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Friday

Posted By Ryan Pitkin on Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 1:49 PM

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Dec. 9, 2016 as selected by us folks at Creative Loafing.

• Clara's Trip: A Cirque & Dance Nutcracker Story at Booth Playhouse

• Charlotte Symphony's Magic of Christmas at Belk Theater

• Rippin' Weekend at Snug Harbor

• Rippin' Weekend at Petra's

• Southern Culture on the Skids w/ Wooly Bushmen and Aqualads at Wet Willies

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Thursday, December 8, 2016

Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Thursday

Posted By Ryan Pitkin on Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 3:53 PM

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Dec. 8, 2016 as selected by us folks at Creative Loafing.

• Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Spectrum Center

• Pothead Party at Mama's Caribbean Grill

• Shiprocked at Snug Harbors

• Holly & Tinsel at Armour Street Theatre in Davidson

• Improv Comedy 101 at Wet Willies

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Friday, December 2, 2016

Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Friday

Posted By Anita Overcash on Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 3:13 PM

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Dec. 2, 2016 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

• Karl Denson's Tiny Universe at Neighborhood Theatre

• OTC Improv at Fort Mill Community Playhouse

• Sinners & Saints, Rinaldi Flying Circus, Carolina Gator Gumbo at Petra's

• All Arts Market at Behailu Academy

• Jarekus Singleton Band at Double Door Inn

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Thursday, December 1, 2016

Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Thursday

Posted By Anita Overcash on Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 2:55 PM

Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Dec. 1, 2016 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

• Sharon Dowell Studio Sale at C3 Lab