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Friday, April 22

• Lush Fridays All White Affair at Halo

• Glow party at Latorres

• College party at Bad Dogs with DJ Litz

• Babyshaker, Hellblinki, The Chalkies in concert at Snug Harbor

• The Committee Presents: A Night With The C.I.A (Chic In April) at Loft 1523

• Dance For Japan benefit fundraiser at RE:Public with DJ Vice

• "The Good Benefit" benefitting The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at Butter

Saturday, April 23

• Pecan Avenue Block Party (going until 11 p.m.)

• Plaza Midwood Spring Party

• Uptown Underground presented "Air" EDM Invasion at Loft 1523

• Drink for a Cause: Autism Awareness at Pub at Gateway

• JetSet Saturdays at Jet Ultra Lounge

• Temple of Boom with DJ Shiftee at Tremont Music Hall

• Go Big Room at Phoenix Charlotte

• Global Fever Colombia at Dharma Lounge

• Grand opening of VGBG Beer Hall and Garden at the NC Music Factory

Friday, April 15

• Village Tavern at 5, courtesy of Paschal Promotions

• Yardwork record release presented by Shuffle Magazine at Neighborhood Theatre

• Dance for Japan fundraiser at RE:Public

• SocialFlockers Bunny Bash & Egg Hunt at Mez

• 2nd Annual Tax Relief Party at Whisky River

Saturday, April 16

• 2nd Annual Decade of Metal Festival at 2011 at Tremont Music Hall

• Passport for Fashion

• "A Night Out for Roxy” fundraiser at Cosmos Cafe

• Purgatory Reunion at Amos' Southend

• Tilt's 4-year anniversary party

Sunday, April 17

• One Step Closer" - Music Video Release Party at Lux

• Social Sundays at Toxic

Friday, April 8

• SocialFlockers Open Bar Party at Tilt (with $15 cover)

• Out of Control Pt. 3 at Kazba

• 8th Annual Cash Bash at Puckett's Farm Equipment

• Birthday Celebration For Mingleberry.com's Shanna Wiley at Loft 1523 (RSVP for complimentary drinks until 10 p.m.)

• Dirty Mega CLT dance party at Dharma Lounge

Saturday, April 9

• Around The World at Andrew Blair's, brought to you by Paschal Promotions

• Mez Live House-strumental Concert

• Official After Party at 5th Element with Marsha Ambroisius and Melanie Fiona for the BET Music Matters Tour

• "Go Big Room" at Phoenix (use password "Go Big Room" for free entry before 11 p.m.)

• Pints and Pucks with the Charlotte Checkers (courtesy of Rockhouse Events)

Sunday, April 9

• Soulful Sundays at Luna Lounge

• Mi Casa at Dharma Lounge

Friday, April 1

• SOCIALFLOCKERS 2011 Sandbar Kick Off Open Bar Party at The Dirty Martini

• Ultimate Happy Hour at Tilt on Trade (Open bar from 8-10:30 p.m., with $10 cover)

• Official grand opening at Phoenix with UK's legendary DJ Matt Darey

• Chima Exotica: Spring Break Edition

• Category 5: The Alpha Takeover at Club Ice

• Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band at Neighborhood Theatre

Saturday, April 2

• Lisa Shaw & Jask at Dharma Lounge

• Big Mamma's House of Burlesque presents: Sci-Fi Burlesque Fantasy at Visulite Theatre

• SPRING at Sunset Club (portion of proceeds go to Japanese Relief Fund)

• Rekless Youth Partay at Snug Harbor w/Bracing for Impact & Raging Nipple!

• Kid Monsterz featuring Joe Crush at The Common Market (Plaza Midwood)

It's the first weekend of spring! Get out and have a good time at one of these nightlife events, going on Thursday through Saturday.

Thursday, March 24

• Spring Fling Patio Party at Prohibition

• Underground Events presents: Underground comedy, art, music at Tremont Music Hall

• Prince concert after party at Breakfast Club

• R&B Live Thursdays The Life Edition at Jet Ultra Lounge

• Boystown Thursday's Launch Party at Marigny

Friday, March 25

• Charles Feelgood celebration at Phoenix

• Trash O Rama at Tremont Music Hall

• Mindelixir & Bear Mace Productions Present: Bass Church 10 at Neighborhood Theatre

• BOOTY CALL w Adverb, Oliver Long and Nat Eichler at Dharma Lounge

• Social Storm at Whisky River

• 1st Latin Spring Break Mardi Grass Party at Kazba

• Fridays on 5th, presented by Rockhouse Events

Friday, March 18

• Naughty Party at Kazba

• Ssshh~Sensual Poetry & Jazz "Spring Edition" at Allure

• Irish Today, Hungover Tomorrow Party at Buckhead Saloon

• HALO Fantasy Friday - True EDM from Kaotika & Fotizo w/guest Tom Boothe

• The "One Thousand Glow Sticks" Party at Phoenix

• WINNING! J. Rickmond's Birthday Celebration at Loft 1523

• The Mantras with Bubonik Funk at Neighborhood Theatre

Saturday, March 19

•The New Familiars album release party at Visulite Theatre

• 7 Deadly Sins Stage Show at Mez

• Sunset Club 14 year anniversary party

• A Very "Kool" Pisces Birthday Bash hosted by the legendary DJ KOOL at Tempo

• Pub Fight Night: Shogun vs Jones at Pub at Gateway

• The Donna Duncan Band/The Federal Clan: St. Patrick's Celebration at Morehead Street Tavern

• Aveda Institute's Runway Show at Dharma Lounge

CIAA has taken over the city, so that means many of your favorite nightlife venues are hosting private parties. If you want to avoid the crowd (and the increased ticket prices), here are some non-CIAA nightlife events going on this weekend. Have a great weekend!

Friday, March 4

• Tyberpalooza at Tyber Creek Pub, courtesy of Rockhouse Events. (Friday and Saturday).

• SpinFest, featuring live music, art, beer and bikes at Espada Bikes in NoDa

• Mardi Gras Party Cruise up at the lake (hosted by Elevate)

• Gorilla Preschool Improv Show at Petra's

• Bad Dogs College Night

Saturday, March 5

• "I Bleed Blue 2011" Part 2 at Wild Wing University

• Mardi Gras Ball 2011 by Guys With Ties

• Free show at Common Market PM: Electric Coma

• 90's House Producer and DJ Ken ECB "Love Dancin" LP Release party at Dharma Lounge

Friday, Feb. 25

• Girls Gone Wild, Mardi Gras edition hits Bar Charlotte

• The EpiCentre will be overtaken by red and white, with the Where's Waldo Bar Crawl (Gunniess Book of World Record Attempt).

• Single Cell Productions bring back Alloy at Halo

• Rock the Re:Public with UR Friends, Rob Reeves, and NvS

• Dollar Draft Fridays at Town Tavern

• MindElixir presents Bass Church at Neighborhood Theatre

Saturday, Feb. 26

• Guys and Dolls Bachelor/Bachelorette Auction at Hilton Charlotte Center City

• VooDoo Glow Party starring DJ Roonie G at Mez

• Global Fever Rio de Janeiro Edition at Dharma Lounge

• The Mike Strauss Band at The Saloon

• 80s night with DJ Arod at Molly Macpherson's

• Dead Prez performs at Amos' Southend

Sunday, Feb. 27

• Sunday Funday at Kennedy's (free hot dogs, burgers and live music)

• 316 Oscars Party with Hostess Buff Faye at Bar at 316

• The Experience (featuring singer/guitarist Laurence Maher, Poets from Concrete Generation and others with DJ Shakim Hicks)