Category Archives: Performance

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, Music, 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 Music | Comments (3)

Spring Awakening

4 Feb 10 – 11:37 am

photo: Kevin H.; view this photo on Flickr
Playing now through 2/7 at the Belk Theater
An 1891 German play? Rock musical? What is this, a mix between Tommy, Jesus Christ Superstar, and The Sound Of Music? Well, you know what, I loved those musicals, and on a rainy Tuesday night at the Belk Theater in Charlotte, [...]

By Mitch Metz | Also posted in Events, Theater | 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, Music, 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, Entertainment, Events, Plaza Midwood | Comments (2)

#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, Entertainment, Humor, 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, Entertainment, Feature, Humor, Internet | Tagged | Comments (9)

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, Music | Tagged | Comments (1)

Pecha Kucha Vol. 4 Livestream

17 Sep 09 – 5:16 pm

photo: James Willamor; view this photo on Flickr
when: a little before 7:30 pm tonightwhere: CLT Blog Live
It’s time for Pecha Kucha again, a series of concise, creative and experimental presentations from artists and thinkers around the city.
The event starts at 7:30pm at the Hart-Witzen Gallery; here’s a map if you need one.
We’ll be livestreaming the [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Art, Events | Comments (1)

Story Slam opens tonight

14 Aug 09 – 12:10 pm

video: Justin Ruckman; watch this video in HD on Vimeo
Story Slam is both a series of unique performances opening in Charlotte for the next unspecified number of weeks, and the Plaza-Midwood space they’ll be shown in. It’s an effort led by Mark Woods, Randell Haynes, Debbie Fitts, and the New River Dramatists, an NC-based theatrical [...]

By Justin Ruckman | Also posted in Entertainment, Events, Feature, Plaza Midwood, Theater | Comments (5)