February 7th and 8th, 2020, are going to be the busiest days of the year when it comes to art and culture, thanks to ASC’s Connect with Culture Days. Art workshops, dance classes, concerts, and much more will be taking place in every corner of Charlotte-Mecklenburg. And what’s more, it’s all free.
Now in its sixth year, ASC’s Connect with Culture Days provides an opportunity for residents and visitors to sample and connect with all the great arts, science and history experiences that the area has to offer.
Many museums will be offering free admission on February 8th.
Community spaces from Huntersville to Ballantyne will become “arts and cultural hubs”, making it easier for residents to experience diverse events in one place. The hubs:
- Northwest: First Baptist Church – West, 1801 Oaklawn Avenue
- Pineville: Pineville Elementary School, 204 Lowry Street, Pineville
- Mint Hill, Lebanon Road Elementary School, 7300 Lebanon Road, Charlotte
- Elizabeth: St. John’s Baptist Church, 300 Hawthorne Lane
- East Charlotte: Charlotte Museum of History: 3500 Shamrock Drive
- Myers Park: Wing Haven, 260 Ridgewood Avenue
- North Mecklenburg: Huntersville Elementary School, 200 Gilead Road, Huntersville
- Steele Creek: Central Steele Creek Presbyterian Church, 9401 S Tryon Street
- Uptown: Various locations
- West Charlotte: TBA
- Ballantyne: Morrison Family YMCA, 9405 Bryant Farms Road
However, some events will be happening at other locations. Scroll down for the list of events, which is still being updated. Most of the events take place Saturday, February 8th, 2020, with the Kickoff Connect with Culture Day on February 7th.
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Kickoff Connect with Culture Day
Interactive Art Project with Janelle Dunlap
Friday, February 7th, 2020
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Brewers at 4001 Yancey
4001-A Yancey Road
Kickoff to Connect with Culture Performances at Shoppes at University Place
Friday, February 7th, 2020
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- 6:30 p.m.: Girls Rock
- 7 p.m.: ElAlma de la Luna
- 7:20 p.m.: Brand New Sheriff Productions
- 7:50 p.m.: Purple Charlotte Steppers
Pineville
All of these experiences take place on February 8th, at Pineville Elementary School, unless otherwise noted.
Jazz Dancing Class, presented by Charlotte Ballet
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Storytime with Ballet Dancers, presented by Charlotte Ballet
11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Ages 5 to 8
Prelude Ensemble, presented by Charlotte Symphony
12 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Printmaking, presented by Studio 345
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
All Stars Performance, presented by JazzArts Charlotte
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Free admission and tours of James K. Polk State Historic Site
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
James K. Polk State Historic Site
12037 Lancaster Hwy, Pineville
Mint Hill
All of these experiences take place on February 8th, at Lebanon Road Elementary School, 7300 Lebanon Road, unless otherwise noted.
Storytime with Ballet Dancers, presented by Charlotte Ballet
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Age 5-8
Dance Class with Purple Charlotte Steppers
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
LEGO Robotics presented by Digi-Bridge
12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Age 8-17
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (Billie Holiday), presented by Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte
1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Sweetgrass Serenade Music Performance, presented by Charlotte Folk Society
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Steele Creek
All of these experiences take place on February 8th, at Central Steele Creek Presbyterian Church, 9401 S. Tryon Street, unless otherwise noted.
Storytime with Ballet Dancers, presented by Charlotte Ballet
10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Ages 5 to 8
Latin Dance Class, presented by Charlotte Ballet
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Solar System Spectacular, presented by Discovery Place Science
12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Age 5+
Dance performance, presented by Dances of India
3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Northwest
All of these experiences will take place on February 8th, at First Baptist Church – West, 1801 Oaklawn Avenue, unless otherwise noted.
West African Dance Class, presented by Charlotte Ballet
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Storytime with Ballet Dancers, presented by Charlotte Ballet
11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Ages 5-8
Musical Petting Zoo, presented by Charlotte Symphony
11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
LEGO Robotics, presented by Digi-Bridge
12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Ages: 8-17
Momento Boxes, presented by Arts+
12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Hand building, presented by Clayworks
12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
East Charlotte
All of these experiences take place on February 8th at Charlotte Museum of History, 3500 Shamrock Drive, unless otherwise noted.
Senior Dance Class, presented by Charlotte Ballet
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Age 55+
Tours of the Rock House, presented by Charlotte Museum of History
12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
African-American Folk Art Experience, presented by Wanda Clarke
12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Cooking demonstrations, presented by Charlotte Museum of History
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Diggin’ Fossils and Dynamic Duos, presented by Discovery Place Science
12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Mandolin Performance, presented by Christopher Henry
2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Music and the Holocaust, presented by Charlotte Symphony
3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
North Mecklenburg
All experiences will take place on February 8th at Huntersville Elementary School, 200 Gilead Road, Huntersville, unless otherwise noted.
Dance-a-Story, presented by Charlotte Ballet
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Ages 5-8
Mecklenburg History 101: Queen, King, Duke, Crown, presented by History South (Tom Hanchett)
11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Sphero, presented by Digi-Bridge
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Visual Art, presented by Irisol Gonzalez
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Free admission to Carolina Raptor Center
6000 Sample Road, Huntersville
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Clay experience at Carolina Raptor Center, presented by Clayworks
6000 Sample Road, Huntersville
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Uptown
All of these events take place February 8th.
Free admission to Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
420 S Tryon Street
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free admission to McColl Center for Art + Innovation
721 N Tryon Street
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free admission to Levine Museum of the New South
200 E 7th Street
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free admission to Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture
551 S Tryon Street
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.div>
Free admission to Mint Museum Uptown
500 S Tryon Street
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Elizabeth
Opera Xpress presents The Ugly Duckling
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
St. John’s Baptist Church, 300 Hawthorne Lane
Myers Park
Free admission to Wing Haven, and Mixed Media Art
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
260 Ridgewood Avenue
Cyanotypes in the Garden, presented by The Light Factory
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wing Haven
260 Ridgewood Avenue
West Charlotte
African Drum Circle, presented by Drums4Life
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
West Boulevard Library, 2157 West Blvd.
Ballantyne
All experiences will take place on February 8th at Morrison Family YMCA, 9405 Bryant Farms Road, unless otherwise noted.
Wheel Throwing (Pottery)
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Recuérdame, an acrobatics/circus performance presented by Nouveau Sud Project
1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Electrifying Encounters, presented by Discovery Place Science
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Storytime with a Ballet Dancer, presented by Charlotte Ballet
2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Y Dancers, presented by Morrison YMCA
3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
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