Category Archives: Music

Arts and entertainment showcase at the Ritz

12 Mar 10 – 12:08 pm

Get ready for a fun-filled afternoon! Come and connect with Charlotte’s cultural and entertainment community in the Center City at the Ritz-Carlton, March 20, 3 – 6 p.m. There will be live music by Rock ’N’ Roll dueling pianists from Howl at the Moon, light hors d’oeuvres, displays and demonstrations by some of Charlotte’s premier cultural organizations such [...]

By Sabrina Brown | Also posted in Drinks, Entertainment, Events, Food | Comments (3)

Recap: Arts & Science Council 2010 Fund Drive

9 Feb 10 – 3:13 pm

video: Matthew Tyndall & Justin Ruckman; watch this in HD on YouTube
Charlotte’s ASC recently launched their 2010 annual fund drive, with a goal of $7.3 million. We were there livestreaming the event, and got some great interviews with some key people involved, including ASC president Scott Provancher (who unbeknownst to many, is on Twitter at [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Art, Fundraising, Performance, Theater | Comments (7)

Behind the scenes with the cast of Woody Sez

5 Feb 10 – 9:00 am

video: Matthew Tyndall & Justin Ruckman; watch this in HD on YouTube
We got a chance last week to sneak in for a rehearsal of Woody Sez, a tribute show to legendary folk singer and activist Woody Guthrie. Woody Sez is playing at the Booth Playhouse this week through February 21.
I can honestly say that as [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Performance | Comments (3)

Win Tickets for Black Eyed Peas in CLT

26 Jan 10 – 12:02 am

I got a feeling that Feb. 20 is going to be a good night, especially if you are at the Black Eyed Peas show at Time Warner Cable Arena. We can make that night even better by giving you a free pair of tickets. If you want to make sure you are going to be [...]

By Matthew Tyndall | Also posted in Contest, Feature | Comments (3)

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, Entertainment, Fundraising, Performance, Theater | Comments (11)

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, Entertainment, Events, Feature, Food, Fundraising | Comments (2)

Bon Jovi Tickets Winner

11 Dec 09 – 10:24 am

Congrats to @PJhines for winning the Bon Jovi Tickets. You have two tickets to go see Bon Jovi April 22,2009 at Time Warner Cable Arena. Everyone else you can get your tickets here.

By Matthew Tyndall | Also posted in Contest, Events | Comments (0)

Live Nation Club Passport contest winners!

25 Sep 09 – 5:57 pm

The two lucky CLT Blog readers that win Live Nation Club Passports are:

@nicrushing (Nic Rushing)
@kpfsu99 (what’s your name?)

We selected random winners via random.org. Here’s the screenshot of our results.

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Contest, Events, Performance | Tagged | Comments (1)

Contest: win a free Live Nation Club Passport

22 Sep 09 – 4:13 pm

So of course everyone loves all the great concerts at the Fillmore at the NC Music Factory. How about going to the rest of the concerts for free? Not only that, you can also attend all upcoming concerts at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach. Live Nation has hooked us up with Club Nation [...]

By Matthew Tyndall | Also posted in Contest, Entertainment | Tagged | Comments (7)

Charlotte Symphony gets $2M in donations

16 Sep 09 – 11:47 am

“The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra has received contributions of $1 million each from former Bank of America Corp. chief Hugh McColl and his wife, Jane, and from the foundation of Charlotte businessman C.D. Spangler.
The $2 million will be used for the symphony’s multiyear “bridge-funding” initiative to offset a deficit projected at $1.77 million for this fiscal [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Quick Links | Comments (0)