Things to Do in Charlotte NC : Charlotte Art Weekly #35

Charlotte Art Weekly’s 35th edition brings you Italian drama, comedy and open calls for artists/writers

Freezing rains in Charlotte have grounded all the flights in the city, and thousands of citizens are stranded due to the harsh weather conditions. Willingly or unwillingly, if you happen to be in the town of Charlotte right now, and are trying to figure out how to spend your time more fruitfully, then Charlotte Art Weekly is here to rescue you from the seeming boredom. The most creative events in the town are compiled every week by the city’s cultural portal CreativeYatra.com.

The Weekly also features achievers from different walks of life to inspire creativity. The 35th edition of Charlotte Art Weekly lends its creative tribute to the Charlotte-born computer architect John Cocke, who contributed extensively to optimising compiler design. The father of ‘reduced instruction set computer architecture’, he also co-invented the CYK Algorithm. He was equally responsible for pioneering speech recognition and machine translation work at International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), an organisation that he dedicated his entire career to. Cocke was awarded numerous accolades, including the Benjamin Franklin Medal and was included as a Fellow of the Computer History Museum.

This Week’s Best Creative Events in Charlotte

Festival of Laughs

An evening full of merriment with comedian Sommore, Earthquake, Tony Rock and George Wallace

February 9, 2018

Ovens Auditorium

With tickets ($54-$101)

Chinese New Year Festival

The Peaceful Dragon is celebrating the 21st Annual Chinese New Year Festival. The ceremony will be honoured through traditional Chinese music, dance, martial arts and performing arts

February 10, 2018

The Peaceful Dragon

Open for all ($5 for family or free with a non-perishable food donation)

An Evening of Parlour Magic with Hannibal

A magical farewell performance by Charlotte’s indigenous conjurer Christopher Hannibal

February 10, 2018

Duke Energy Theatre

With tickets ($25)

Rigoletto

A revenge story in the form of a dramatic Italian Opera, by composer Giuseppe Verdi

February 11 to 17, 2018

Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center

With tickets ($21)

The Nerd

A laugh-riot play on the midlife crisis, created by writers of The Foreigner.

February 11, 2018

Theatre Charlotte

With tickets ($28)

Bonnie & Clyde: The Musical

An American musical drama based on the famous story of love and crime

February 11, 2018

Matthews Community Center

With tickets ($10-19)

Tertulia Literaria: Call for Writers, Poets and Songwriters

The third edition of El Quijote Festival has arrived, and they are calling out for young poets, writers and sonnet writers who can write in the style of Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz, a Mexican literary figure

February 15, 2018

Queens University of Charlotte

Open to all

Visual Artists’ Dessert and Show & Tell

Get inspired by the works of visual artists of Charlotte and bring your own art to encourage others. The celebration of Movement Day Charlotte, an event aimed at Christian leaders, is at its peak.

February 15, 2018

3404 Royden Pl, Charlotte

RSVP

PROJECT Trio

Spend an evening listening to classical music by the melodious Project Trio. The flautist Greg Pattillo will be innovating by adding beat box into his performance.

February 16, 2018

Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts

With tickets ($19-39)

It’s set to be an inspiring week in Charlotte NC, between 9th to 15th February!

Illustration: Nilesh Ramani