The Show Must Go On! Charlotte Arts Organizations Come Alive Again By John Burton, Jr.
Upcoming Culturally Diverse Events in Charlotte The Charlotte Ballet 50th Anniversary Celebration / Oct. 7-9, 2021 Nutcracker / Dec. 2021 Sleeping Beauty / April 2022
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Film Director Spike Lee / Sept. 21, 2021, Belk Theater
Spike Lee wins the adapted screenplay award for “BlacKkKlansman” during the 91st Academy Awards. Lee will speak at the Charlotte Shout! festival on September 21, 7:30 p.m. at Belk Theater.
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of the world reopening, although cautiously — comedy, dance, fine arts and music are ready to take the spotlight once more. During the global crisis, the arts and culture communities struggled to maintain their missions amid a myriad of difficulties, operationally and economically, with pressing public health uncertainties. Once it was evident the coronavirus wasn’t dissipating, the world had to pivot in order to persevere. “When the pandemic hit, we had to learn to reinvent ourselves which meant embracing technology and integrating virtual programming,” said David Taylor David Taylor, executive
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fter more than a year of darkened house lights, empty venues, and halted ticket sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the arts community is revving up to reemerge from the shadows. Part of getting America going again is recouping the arts and humanities sectors. In March 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan, which appropriated $135 million to the National Endowment for the Arts to support national, regional and state arts organizations that have been impacted by the pandemic. Some politicians and others criticized the funding, calling it “wasteful spending.” Still, it’s the arts that help to translate the stories of our lives. With much
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center J Anthony Brown Watch Out Deh Now! Tour / Aug. 21, 2021, McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square Meshell Ndegeocello / Sept. 1, Booth Playhouse Ledisi / Oct. 19, Knight Theater A Conversation with Stacey Abrams / Nov. 17, 2021, Ovens Auditorium
The Charlotte Museum of History Language of Clay / Aug. 2021 Siloam School Project / 2022
The Harvey B. Gantt Center Classic Black Cinema / Monthly Masterpiece Moment / Biweekly Tommy Robinson Exhibit / Feb. 2022
The Levine Museum of the New South What Is It Going to Take? / Aug. 24, 2021 Brooklyn, The Walking Tour / 2022
