The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, Nov. 11, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Moonshine, Music, and Mayhem with Jonathan Birchfield Band (celebrating 75 years of the end of Prohibition) at The Gin Mill
• Tank performs at Club 935
• Beards BeCAUSE fundraiser at Loft 1523
• College night at Bar Charlotte
• Latin Xstasy at Halo with DJ Chaka
The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, Nov. 10, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Adult Night Skating Party at Kate's Skating Rink
• Karaoke at The House of Jazz
• 30,000th Carolina Nightlife Fan Party at Suite
• Scorpio Birthday Bash at Club Ice
• Acoustic Whiskey Wednesdays at The Gin Mill
If you never had the honor of attending Truman Capote’s 1966 masquerade ball — and let's face it, how many of us really have? — then the Black and White Gala, brought to you by the Young Affiliates of the Mint, is the next best thing. The night of Nov. 12 promises to be an elegant soiree “that even the famed author would be proud of.” Feast your eyes on heavy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails and indulge yourself with lavish gifts in the silent auction. The affair will help bring world-renowned artist, Tetsunori Kawana, master of the Japanese art of flower arrangement, to the Mint Museum Uptown, where the event will be held. His larger-than-life work, planned for installment in the Mint, will take the shape of a large-scale, eye-catching bamboo creation. It's sure to be a roaring good time.
Ticket Price: $70 for members; $95 for non-members.
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: The Mint Museum Uptown, 550 S. Tryon St.
Attire: Black and white cocktail attire.
More info: www.blackandwhitegala.com
Kevin Marcuse, formerly of Bar Management Group (and who also owns Town Tavern), always wanted to own a great neighborhood pub, and when the former space of Ed's Tavern in Elizabeth came up for sale, he jumped on it.
Opening this past weekend, Kennedy's Premium Bar & Grill (named after Marcuse's niece) solidifies the restaurant/bar district for the neighborhood, joining The Philosopher's Stone and Jackalope Jack's at the corner of N. Caswell and 7th streets. The inside has been redone, with wide open spaces and dark Irish green splashed on the wall. The patio fronting the building is brand-new (and quite large, might I add), and Marcuse says that will be the focal point when the weather gets warmer. There are 18 + beers on tap, and yep, you read that headline correct. Kennedy's is indeed the home of the $5 car bomb. Every day. Oh, and food (see more photos on our food blog).
Parking is limited in the back of the building, but you can also park across the street at Pecan Point shopping center and behind Showmars after 9:30 p.m.
The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, Nov. 9, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• It's A Different World Tuesdays at Apostrophe Lounge
• Ultimate Team Trivia at Morehead Street Tavern powered by Jagermeister
• Ladies night/College night at Whisky River
• Butter Tuesdays
• Tuesday night trivia at Petra's
Gay Bingo is an annual themed shindig (this year held on Nov. 12 and 13) where hundreds of folks gather at the Grady Cole Center to play bingo while being entertained by some of Charlotte’s liveliest characters (including the famed Shelita Hamm, pictured in the middle with two of her BVDs -- Bingo-Verifying-Divas). Proceeds from the $30 admission go to benefit RAIN (Regional AIDS Interfaith Network). This time around, you can expect “A Glee-ful Celebration” as Gay Bingo spoofs the hit TV show Glee. (See CL's spoof of the GQ cover featuring Glee cast members on stands today!)
Shelita and her team thought it'd be "fabulous with a capital 'F'" to give away two pairs of tickets to our readers. And because this is Gay Bingo’s final year, you definitely don't want to miss out.
To be entered into a drawing, e-mail me at kimberly.lawson@creativeloafing.com or hit me up on Twitter. Winners will be announced on Thursday.
The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, Nov. 8, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Mr. Invisible and Skrillex with Kevin Focus, Stranger Day and others at Marigny
• Watch MNF at The Red Room
• Carolina Unplugged at Wine Up
• Monday Night All-Stars at Double Door Inn
• All-you-can-bowl Mondays at Strike City
You can never say you've got nothing to do in Charlotte, because there's always so many different options to choose from. Take this random event list for this weekend, for example.
Friday, Nov. 4
• Fun and fundraising for a good cause: A Taste in NoDa at Hart Witzen Gallery
• Try saying this five times fast, haha: First Fridays Charlotte: Fall Fetish at Morton's Steakhouse
• That smokin' shop Sunshine Daydreams celebrates its 10-year anniversary party at Neighborhood Theatre
• CharlotteVibe.com Photo Shoot Party at Tempo
• Grand opening of Kennedy's Premium Bar & Grill
• Halfway to Cinco de Mayo party at San Antonio Modern Mexican
Saturday, Nov. 5
• For good spellers with high tolerance: Drunken Spelling Bee at Pub At Gateway
• Hip-hop artist Nelly's Birthday Bash / Bobcats game after-party at 5th Element
• Internationally renowned DJ Mateo DiFontaine spins at Mez
• Sugar Society brings you electronic music goodies with Marcus Schossow with Kevin Focus (who was at Gravediggers Ball) to Marigny.
• Delirious Saturdays with 1-cent drinks at Halo
The top five nightlife-related events going down tonight, Nov. 4, as chosen from the folks at Creative Loafing.
• College night Thursdays at Alley Cat
• Ladies Night at Strike City
• WGIV 103.1 presents R&B Live at Sunset Club
• Evelynn Rose performs at Wet Willie's
• TREND Thursdays at Bentley's RSVP
The hip-hop artist will be in the Queen City this Saturday to host his birthday bash at 5th Element (which is located in the old Cans spot), brought to you by IT Factor Media Group, LLC.
Here's the flyer.
And here's a flyer that must have been designed with the ladies in mind.
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