Category Archives: Entertainment

An interview with model Michael Anthony Capella

16 Feb 10 – 3:24 pm

Model Michael Capella, watch this video on YouTube
Charlotte Model Michael Anthony Capella teaches us about the modeling industry and shares styling tips for the every-day guy.

By Kion Sanders | Also posted in City, Fashion, Feature, Interview, Uptown | Comments (12)

Hearts, flowers, cards: yes, it’s a Valentine’s weekend in Charlotte

12 Feb 10 – 9:26 pm

flyer courtesy of Culture Initiative
Every V-day, men and women invest a lot of money in that special someone to show how much they appreciate them. Below are eight of my suggestions to help you show your appreciation in Charlotte this weekend.

By Kion Sanders | Also posted in Art, Charity, Nightlife, Uptown | Comments (3)

You can’t say that on NPR

12 Feb 10 – 9:00 am

photo credit: Dave
As the lights beneath the Byzantine dome in McGlohon Theatre dimmed last night and the sixth imagining of the Charlotte Squawks satirical musical franchise began, I was worried. Not for myself. Not for the cast. Not for the creators. But for the audience. I’ve  only been a Charlottean for 18 months, and if I’ve learned [...]

By Minimum Failure | Also posted in Art, City | Comments (4)

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Knight

10 Feb 10 – 1:41 am

photo credit: Andrew Eccles
Two short days ago, I sat in my living room, munching on a few snacks, watching the New Orleans Saints defeat the Indianapolis Colts.  Little did I know, that would be the second most entertaining display of athletic ability I would see this week.  The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater rolled into [...]

By Mitch Metz | Also posted in Dance, Theater, Uptown | Comments (8)

ASC annual fund drive kicks off tomorrow night, 20 tickets available

25 Jan 10 – 12:26 pm

The Arts & Science Council’s annual fund drive kicks off tomorrow night at the Wachovia Atrium.
To the uninitiated, the ASC, in its own words, is:

the community’s chief advocate for arts, science, history and heritage
a gatherer and steward of public and private community resources
an investor of those resources in the cultural sector and community
the strategic planner [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Art, Dance, Fundraising, Music, Performance, Theater | Comments (11)

Dugg Dugg’s 24-hour ‘Platonic Voyage’

21 Jan 10 – 4:37 am

Want to go on a 24-hour virtual ocean voyage? Departure is 8:15 tonight at Story Slam. From their blog:
“Platonic Voyage” is a 24-hour performance/exhibition by Dugg Dugg that uses Google Earth 5.0 to simulate the experience of an ocean voyage.
The adventure is Jan. 21-22 at Story Slam! Charlotte arts center, 1401 Central Ave.
Equal parts allegory [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Art, Events, Performance, Plaza Midwood | Comments (2)

Bands for Bone Marrow!

19 Jan 10 – 2:00 pm

This Sunday, January 24th, from 2-8pm, the Comet Bar & Grill will be hosting a benefit for the NTAF South-Atlantic Bone Marrow Transplant Fund in honor of Patrick Johnson. The National Transplant Assistance Fund (NTAF) has a 26-year record of success helping families address financial hardships arising from uninsured medical expenses related to transplantation and [...]

By Mitchell Killman | Also posted in Charity, City, Drinks, Events, Feature, Food, Fundraising, Music | Comments (2)

Local media Mad Libs

26 Dec 09 – 4:34 pm

I was waiting on an order of Bunny Rancheros at Zada Janes, flipping through a Creative Loafing, when I had an amazing idea. Are you ready? Wait for it…Local Media Madlibs! Right? Right?!
Okay, so you already knew that from the title but, get excited anyway. Local Media Madlibs…yippee!
Wait, what are madlibs? Since I know you [...]

By Meck | Also posted in City, Feature, Humor, Meta | Comments (6)

#TheBotFather: Brains

15 Dec 09 – 11:00 am

Check out what the creator of Favrd, a widely popular service that showcased who “favorited” tweets and tallied them, said via the Favrd homepage the day he pulled the plug on it a little over a week ago:
There are still lots of clever and funny things to read every day, but finding these is no [...]

By Desiree Kane | Also posted in City, Humor, Performance, Technology | Tagged | Comments (11)

#TheBotFather: Basics

10 Dec 09 – 10:45 am

Part of what makes Twitter so enchanting is that it’s still considered “safe” (for the time being) in the minds of those who use it. The average person isn’t bombarded with some of the net elements they encounter nearly everywhere else: there are not tons of unwanted ads, or spam, or what I can only [...]

By Desiree Kane | Also posted in City, Feature, Humor, Internet, Performance | Tagged | Comments (9)