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
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