Movies Under the Stars

Movies Under the Stars

Friday, August 7 through Friday, August 28
Presented by Carolinas Medical Center
FREE!

Symphony Park at South Park Mall
4400 Sharon Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28211

SouthPark invites local families and friends to gather on the lawn at Symphony Park to enjoy some sizzling summer entertainment! Every Friday from August 7 – 28, the mall will host Movies Under The Stars, a free night of movies and more, where shoppers can enjoy featured flicks – themed for families, dates and girls’ nights out – under the stars on an impressive 42-foot screen.

To jump-start the night, pre-event activities will entertain the crowd from 6 – 9 p.m. including a live band. Tasty concessions and cold drinks will be available for purchase all night. Guests are welcome to bring lawn chairs and blankets!

Movie Schedule:

• Aug. 7: Date Night Movie – Hitch

• Aug. 14: Family/Kids Movie - Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian

• Aug. 21: Girls Night Out Movie – 27 Dresses

• Aug. 28: Family/Kids Movie – Kung Fu Panda

Dates:

Friday, August 7, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Friday, August 14, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Friday, August 21, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Friday, August 28, 2009 @ 6:00 pm

Charlotte Irish Summer Festival

Friday, August 14 through Saturday, August 15
FREE!

The third annual Charlotte Irish Summer Festival is taking place August 14th & 15th, in Uptown Charlotte. The kickoff party for the Irish festival will include an Uptown Charlotte Bar crawl ending at Charlotte's famous Irish pub Connolly's with several live bands scheduled. Saturday events include fun for the whole family, everything from live music and dance, Irish Arts & Crafts, "wee folk" kids corner, spud eating challenge, cornhole, gaelic games exhibition and hopefully a world record irish dancing attempt. This free event raises money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and is not to be missed!!!!

Be sure to check out the video on their website.

Charlotte Irish Summer Festival.

Bon Odori Festival

Bon Odori Festival

Saturday, August 1, 2009
FREE!


11:00 am - 4:30 pm
Atrium Uptown (formerly Wachovia Atrium)
301 S. Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC 28202

This is the biggest yearly Japanese festival in North Carolina! Admission is FREE.

Here are some of the features:

"Bon Odori" Japanese Dance Performance
Japanese Drum Performance by "Matsury-za"
"Aikido" (Japanese Martial Art) Exhibition
Japanese Tea Exhibition
Japanese Food & Crafts
Raffle Grand Prize: Airline Ticket (purchase a raffle ticket for $5)

Hosted by the Japanese Association in Charlotte and The Japanese Language School in Charlotte
Supported by the Arts & Science Council and the Consulate General of Japan, Atlanta. This project is made possible, in part, with funding by the Arts & Science Council and the Grassroots Program of the NC Arts Council.

Bam-Jazz Free Outdoor Concert

Bam-Jazz Free Outdoor Concert

Friday, August 7 through Saturday, August 8, 2009
FREE!

Bam-Jazz website.

Bill Averbach & Bam-Jazz will be performing their New orleans flavored brand of Jazz, Blues, Cajun, and World Beat music for the free Summer Concert Series at Fountain Plaza in Stone Crest at Piper Glen.

The group features some of Charlotte's finest musicians and promises to be an entertaining and magical show.

StoneCrest at Piper Glen
7804 Rea Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28227

Matthews Alive!

The 16th Annual Matthews Alive!
Friday, August 29 through Monday, September 1

www.matthewsalive.org

Free!

The Matthews Alive! Festival is a Labor Day weekend celebration dedicated to the support of local non-profit organizations through music, arts and community involvement.

Stumptown Park
120 South Trade Street
Matthews, NC 28105

Cultural Free For All

Cultural Free For All
http://www.charlottecultureguide.com/feature.php?id=21

Celebrate Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s cultural community and the Arts & Science Council’s (ASC) 50th Anniversary with the Cultural Free for All. During the month of September, participate in daily free arts, science, history and heritage events across Mecklenburg County.

Sponsored by The Charlotte Observer, ASC and CharlotteCultureGuide.com.

Charlotte Museum of History Family Fun Night

Family Fun Night: Treasures

Thursday, August 21
Presented by Charlotte Museum of History & Hezekiah Alexander Homesite

www.charlottemuseum.org

Time: 5:00-9:30pm

This year's family fun night will be themed around the museum's newest exhibit, Charlotte Stories: Our Collections, Your Treasures.

Come to the Charlotte Museum of History for a pizza dinner and meet Princess Simone Simplicita of Musea and renowned museologist professor Dr. Carolina Jones. They will be here to discuss a stunning gift donated to the Museum of Musea History by the Princess. Families will assist with the process of research and documentation of a new gift. Children will also help celebrate the Princess’s childhood companion, the donkey Simple Simon.

Next on the evening adventures is the Priceless Treasures Tour. Children will join the White Glove Brigade in investigating artifacts from the museum’s collection, learning how to preserve them so that future generations can enjoy them.

The evening of fun will conclude with popcorn and a showing of the movie National Treasure.

$5 for children ages 6-12; $7 for Adult members; $10 for Adult non-members.

Advanced reservations are required.

Charlotte Museum of History & Hezekiah Alexander Homesite
3500 Shamrock Drive
Charlotte, NC 28215
704-568-1774