For those UNCC students, this weekend's your last chance to party this summer without worrying about homework assignments nagging at you from the back of your mind — school starts on Monday! Grr!
Friday, Aug. 20
• Ever since the folks at Town Tavern took over the place that used to be Brick & Barrel, the place is packed ... some might say TOO packed downstairs in the basement. Help them celebrate their :: One-Year Anniversary :: tonight.
• :: Takeover Friday :: at Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
• Slam Charlotte's monthly :: Poetry Slam :: at McGlohon Theatre
• :: The 2010 International Facebook Affair :: at the venue formerly known as The Forum
• :: Fire & Ice Party :: at Mez, to support the American Heart Association.
Saturday, Aug. 21
• Hello, didn't you hear that football season is rolling through again? :: Extreme Tailgate Party & Cornhole Tournament :: at the corner of 3rd and Poplar streets.
• Curious about the gay bar scene in Charlotte? Check out the :: Annual MGNCA Bar Tour::
• ::The Queen City Block Party w/ LiL Scrappy Performing Live :: at Situations Lounge
• Six Figure Entertainment brings you :: The Cream & Butter Affair :: at Ballantyne Village Theatre
• :: SuperBLU :: a superhero costume party at Dharma Lounge
Sunday, Aug. 22
• :: SOAK Sundays :: at Pavilion at EpiCentre. Hmm. An above-ground pool party at the EpiCentre. You tell me how that goes, k?
• :: Latin RE-FRESH :: pool party at The Blake Hotel (and it's free!)
• Rockhouse Events present :: RockBus Concert Series: Jack Johnson :: (concert at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre; meetup at Buckhead Saloon)
The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, Aug. 20, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• SBS Presents Audio Porn: One Night Stand at Dharma Lounge
• Lazyday.com's 10th Anniversary Bar Crawl
• Welcome to the City Party at Club Ice
• Grown Up Avenger Stuff at The Evening Muse
$20. One cup. A guaranteed memorable (or memory-less) night.
The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, Aug. 19, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• College night at Alley Cat
• Miss Gay North Carolina America 2010 Pageant at Scorpio
• Bollywood Night at Cosmos Cafe (Ballantyne)
• Battle of the Bands at Tremont Music Hall
• Diverse Thursdays at Dharma Lounge
The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, Aug. 16, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Martini Mondays at Tilt
• Glass night at Duckworth's
• Boys Night Out - Industry Night at The Men's Club
• Outta Control Bathing Suit Party at The Breakfast Club
• Hudson K at The Evening Muse
The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, Aug. 13, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• 704 Events Bites and Brews Kickoff Party! at Tilt
• RockBus Concert Series: O.A.R. w/Citizen Cope
• Fantasy Fridays at Halo
• The Royal Blue Industry Party at (the venue formerly known as) Forum
Here's some random pickings from the events going down in Charlotte. What will you be doing? Hit me up and let me know!
Friday, Aug. 13
• The girl in me is super excited about the :: Eat, Pray, Love movie premiere event :: at Mez tonight. $30 VIP ticket includes appetizers, dessert, a special cocktail and VIP movie ticket.
• Say goodbye to :: Tutto Mondo :: tonight with Takeover Friday. (Didn't you hear Tutto was closing?)
• The last bout of ::pudding wrestling:: at Hartigan's is tonight.
• Local band :: Transmission Fields :: CD release party at Visulite Theatre.
Saturday, Aug. 14
• Considered to be one of the godfathers of the West Coast house scene, :: Scott Hardkiss :: will be DJing at Dharma Lounge.
• Turnah Classics & GODCITY present :: SOMETHING 4 THE HEADS :: with live hip-hop, poetry, reggae and more at The Mill at Boudreaux in NoDa.
• :: Charlotte Irish Summer Festival :: in Uptown. Tickets are only $5.
• The venue formerly known as Forum is still getting love. Tonight, the :: Best Damn Leo Bday Bash :: hosted By King Henry & IKNOWTANK
• American alternative Southern rap group :: Nappy Roots :: performs at Amos' Southend.
Sunday, Aug. 15
• There's nothing like a good drag show to finish up your weekend, right? :: Buff Faye's DRAG-LICIOUS Sundae Night Showcase :: will be taking over Crave Dessert Bar.
• WSOC 103.7's :: Stout Stand Against Cancer :: concert event at Coyote Joe's. Doors open at 1 p.m., featuring Lee Brice, Rodney Atkins, Randy Montana, Blackberry Smoke and more.
Lo and behold, it's another bar crawl. Will there be green beer?
Rockhouse Events is sponsoring the Charlotte Irish Summer Festival Kickoff Crawl tomorrow night.
Schedule:
6:45-8:00 – Check-In at Dixie’s Tavern
8:00-8:45 – BlackFinn
8:45-9:30 – Buckhead Saloon
9:30-10:15 – Alley Cat
10:15-??? – Irish Festival Kick-Off Party in Connolly’s Parking Lot (featuring the Fighting 86’s)
Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 the day off and includes an official Charlotte Irish Summer Festival T-shirt for the first 100 to purchase tickets, event koozie to the first 200 thru the door, cover charges into all the stops on the crawl, drink specials, and a FREE TICKET to Saturday’s Irish Festival.
Thanks to the Great Gatsby Gala — happening Saturday, Aug. 14, at 8 p.m. at The Atrium in Uptown — no time machine is necessary to step into the “roaring ’20s.” The flapper-friendly setting offers heavy hors d’oeuvres, desserts, alcohol (beer and wine), a cash bar, jazz music (by Tyrone Jefferson and A Sign of the Times), swing dancing, a costume contest and live and silent auctions. And if all that’s not enough to send you into a fox trot, proceeds raised from the event benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Mid-Atlantic Chapter. So put on that feather boa and prepare to swing for this good cause. Tickets are $75-$100.
— Anita Overcash
The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, Aug. 12, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Open Mic Night / Featured Artist (Steel Standing) at Black Bear Saloon
• Harvest: A tribute to Neil Young at The Evening Muse
• Green Drinks Charlotte meetup at The Liberty
• The Beautiful People Event at Chima
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