Take advantage of ‘festival season’ this weekend by
partaking in one or several of the local happenings in Charlotte.
Hola
Festival
September 15 to October 15 is National Hispanic
Heritage Month and on Saturday, October 4, the
Hola Festival takes place from 12 pm – 7 pm in uptown
Charlotte on Tryon St. between 5
th and 8
th streets.
There will also be activities
going on at Levine Museum of the New South, ImaginOn, 7th St. Public Market,
and Discovery Place. This is a free event.
Highlights:
• 2 stages that will have
continuous entertainment! One featuring cultural performances, and one
featuring live Latin music throughout the day
• The Latin American Cultural
Village highlighting 10 Latin countries
• The Cultural Passport
• Salsa Dancing
• Authentic Latin Food and Beverage
• Cultural Dance Performances
• Zumba Demos and Instruction
• Live Latin Musical
Performances and Singers
Ongoing
cultural activities at Levine Museum of the New South, ImaginOn, 7th St. Public
Market, and Discovery Place
Charlotte Book Fair
The
3rd Annual Charlotte Book Fair highlights
the joy of reading, and features authors, storytellers, musicians, workshops
and vendors. It takes place Saturday, October 4th, 2014, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at Little Rock Cultural Center, 401 North Myers Street. It’s free, but
donations are welcome.
There
will be four main areas: the Main Floor, The Outdoor Pavilion, the Children’s
Village and the Studio Theater. Authors will present on the Main floor, while
the studio theater hosts a mini-film festival, On Q Productions and Oneaka
Dance Company. Entertainment will be provided by On Q Productions, Oneaka Dance
Company, The McCrorey African Drummers, Buffalo Soldier Henry Legendre, poets
Voz ES, Afropunk rockers Harry Hunter, and more.
Charlotte Classic Jazz
Festival
Blumenthal
Performing Arts and Jazz Arts Initiative present CharlotteClassic Jazz Festival, a free jazz festival for the whole family
on Saturday, October 4th, 2014. After the festival, there will be a jazz
concert at Knight Theater at 7:00 p.m., and this is a ticketed event, costing
$5. The festival, however, is free, and takes place in Knight Theater from
11:00 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.
11:00
AM – 12:00 PM
Jazz 4 Tots: Intro to Jazz for the little ones
12:00
PM – 4:00 PM
Kids’ Jazz Playhouse
12:30
PM – 3:30 PM
Loonis McGlohon Young Jazz Artist Competition
5:30
PM – 6:45 PM
Keynote Conversation: Jazz Legends in the Carolinas
6:15
PM – 6:45 PM
CLT Classic Jazz Fest Secondline Jazz Parade
(From Trade and Tryon
to the Knight Theater)
7:00
PM – 10:00 PM
MUSIC: World-class live jazz performances from the region’s top
artists
Tickets are $5 for
this concert in the Knight Theater.
Plaza Midwood Art Crawl
The
Plaza Midwood Merchants are presenting the Plaza Midwood Art Crawl
Saturday, October 4th, 2014, from 4pm to 9pm. Artists will be showcasing their
talents through live performance from aerial silks performers to cartoonists
and fairy sculptors, in venues ranging from a hair salon to a dog salon. Works
of Art on display will include paintings, pottery, glass art, stained glass,
quilting, handmade jewelry and mixed media, and much more. This will take place
in the Plaza Midwood business district, mostly on and between Central Avenue
and Commonwealth.
