Sharpen Your Skates! Charlotte’s only outdoor ice skating rink opens Nov. 24. Triple your axle through Jan. 8, 2011. Located on The Green in Uptown, rent skates for $3 and enjoy the lights of the Queen City. Season passes are … Continue reading →
Magic in the Air! Musical gifts are ours. Charlotte boasts well over a dozen concerts this happy season. From the goose bumps of Handel’s Messiah to the tongue in cheek Sister’s Christmas Catechism, all elves should find something to suit. … Continue reading →
A Sleigh Full for Kids! Start with the Singing Christmas Tree for Kids, Ovens Auditorium, two performances on Dec. 4, 11am and 3pm. Scrooge struts his bah-humbug Dec. 3-23, 2010, at McColl Family Theatre, and The Littlest Angel tries to … Continue reading →
Power Outage in Your Plans? Power up at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Drive through 2.5 miles of displays and over 1 million LED lights! Ice skate at the igloo, hop on Rudolph for a ride, toast a marshmallow in the fire … Continue reading →
Weihnachtsmarkt comes to Charlotte. No passports needed to enjoy Olde Mecklenburg Brewery’s German Christmas Mart. Dec. 9-11, 4-9pm, sip some gluh wein, (warm spiced red wine) and shop the stalls for baked goods, crafts and gifts.
Continue reading →Holly Jolly with a Be-Bop Beat! If you are a Big Band fan and swing’s your thing, turn your sleigh toward Lancaster’s Bundy Auditorium, Dec. 10. Denver and the Mile High Orchestra will rattle your candy canes! Wow! Big horns … Continue reading →
Kids and Candy Canes! Before the grandkids head back home, why not visit the Anne Springs Close Greenway in Fort Mill, Saturday, the 27th? You can enjoy their Winter Wonderland Craft Show, from 9 to 2:30pm and if you plan … Continue reading →
It’s no coincidence that our national holiday of giving thanks shares the same month as the official salute to our servicemen and women. We thank them for defending our blessings! Celebrate at the Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport, November 6-7 at the … Continue reading →
Carolina Voices’ season opens with “Simple Gifts at Thanksgiving.” This community choral group entertains through inspirational folk songs, jazz, gospel and spirituals. November 20th, 7:30pm, at Providence Baptist Church or November 21st, 4pm, Mayfield Memorial Baptist Church. You’ll be humming … Continue reading →
The fourth largest Thanksgiving Parade in the United States, this event will take place at 10am,Thursday, Nov. 25th. Participants will march from North Tryon and 10th and end up at the Levine Center for the Arts. If you are the … Continue reading →