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Monday, October 24, 2016
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Monday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 2:30 PM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Oct. 24, 2016 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Loreena McKennitt at Knight Theater
• From Page to Screen: Frankenstein (1931) - Community Read at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (Plaza Midwood branch)
• The Monday Night Allstars at Double Door Inn
• Retro Horror Series screening Evil Dead at Ayrsley Grand Cinemas
• Knocturnal at Snug Harbor
• Loreena McKennitt at Knight Theater
• From Page to Screen: Frankenstein (1931) - Community Read at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (Plaza Midwood branch)
• The Monday Night Allstars at Double Door Inn
• Retro Horror Series screening Evil Dead at Ayrsley Grand Cinemas
• Knocturnal at Snug Harbor
Sunday, October 23, 2016
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Sunday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Sun, Oct 23, 2016 at 7:00 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Oct. 23, 2016 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Open Streets 704
• Geek Gala at Hilton Executive Park
• 7th Annual Dilworth/South End Chili Cook-Off at Atherton Mill
• Carolina Renaissance Festival
• Lisa Leake to sign 100 Days of Real Food: Fast & Fabulous at Passion8
• Open Streets 704
• Geek Gala at Hilton Executive Park
• 7th Annual Dilworth/South End Chili Cook-Off at Atherton Mill
• Carolina Renaissance Festival
• Lisa Leake to sign 100 Days of Real Food: Fast & Fabulous at Passion8
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Saturday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 7:00 PM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Oct. 22, 2016 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• The Speedbumps at The Evening Muse
• Muggles Market at Hilton Executive Park
• Carolina BalloonFest at Statesville Regional Airport
• Global Table Culinary Walking Tour at Compare Foods
• Breast Fest at Haylo Healing Arts Lounge
• The Speedbumps at The Evening Muse
• Muggles Market at Hilton Executive Park
• Carolina BalloonFest at Statesville Regional Airport
• Global Table Culinary Walking Tour at Compare Foods
• Breast Fest at Haylo Healing Arts Lounge
Friday, October 21, 2016
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Friday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 5:03 PM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Oct. 21, 2016 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Sept./Oct. Residency Showcase at Goodyear Arts
• 403 Fest: Halloween Edition at The Dirty Hippie
• Nightmare in Elmwood Walking Tour at Elmwood Cemetery
• Chris Robinson Brotherhood at Neighborhood Theatre
• SCarowinds at Carowinds
• Sept./Oct. Residency Showcase at Goodyear Arts
• 403 Fest: Halloween Edition at The Dirty Hippie
• Nightmare in Elmwood Walking Tour at Elmwood Cemetery
• Chris Robinson Brotherhood at Neighborhood Theatre
• SCarowinds at Carowinds
News Lunch Break (10/21/16): Early voting continues today, find out where you can vote in Mecklenburg
Posted By Ryan Pitkin on Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 11:30 AM
More than 3 percent of North Carolina's registered voters have reportedly already made their choice after the state's first day of early voting yesterday. Today, 10 of the 22 early voting sites around Mecklenburg County will re-open after about 160,000 voters around the state showed up to polls yesterday.
Sites that are open today, a full list of which can be found here, include locations in the four corners of the county, including Beatties Ford, University, Ballantyne, south Charlotte, Cornelius and Steele Creek. If you don't make it out today, check back with the list to see which sites will be open on Monday.
ballots cast in-person early voting (162,382) + accepted mail-in ballots (58,572) = 220,954 total ballots (3.3% of NC reg voters) #NCPOL
— Jonathan Kappler (@jonathankappler) October 21, 2016
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A young man was killed in southwest Charlotte just hours from his 18th birthday yesterday. Police responded to a call about a fight on Armour Ridge Drive at about 6:23 p.m. last night and found 17-year-old Jahee Hoke suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead on the scene. Hoke would have been turning 18 today. No arrests have been made in the case, but it does appear that Hoke and the suspect were known to each other.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAHEE 😇💙🎈😘 iloveyou big dawg R.I.P HOKE pic.twitter.com/wYiVQSiTvg
— BLM (@z_wa11y) October 21, 2016
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A 30-year-old man was killed in northwest Charlotte yesterday afternoon when the car he was riding in was struck by a pickup truck at the intersection of Mount Holly and Mount Holly-Huntersville roads. According to a CMPD release, 30-year-old Michael Brown was traveling southbound on Mount Holly-Huntersville Road when he struck a Mercedes-Benz traveling through the intersection on Mount Holly Road. Jonathan Dutton, 30, a passenger in the Mercedes, was seriously injured in the accident and transported to CMC-Main. He was later pronounced dead. The driver of the Mercedes, 33-year-old Russell Dutton, and his other passenger, Charles Grey, suffered minor injuries. It's unclear who was at fault in the wreck but alcohol and high speeds are not believed to be contributing factors.
CMPD investigating a crash at intersection Mt. Holly & Mt Holly-Huntersville Rd. Lanes block west of intersection @wsoctv pic.twitter.com/ooJcXiPq2f
— Joey Williams (@JWilliamsWSOC09) October 20, 2016
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Thursday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 7:00 AM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Oct. 20, 2016 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• John Paul White at Neighborhood Theatre
• Pecha Kucha Charlotte Vol. 16 at La Revolucion
• Modernism + Film, screening Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery at Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
• Fashion Takes Flight at Studio Cellar
• Nemr at The Comedy Zone
• John Paul White at Neighborhood Theatre
• Pecha Kucha Charlotte Vol. 16 at La Revolucion
• Modernism + Film, screening Beltracchi: The Art of Forgery at Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
• Fashion Takes Flight at Studio Cellar
• Nemr at The Comedy Zone
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Wednesday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 12:02 PM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Oct. 19, 2016 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Bassh w/ Business People and Millenial at Visulite Theatre
• First Date: A Musical Comedy at Booth Playhouse
• Retro Horror Series screening Fright Night and The Lost Boys at Ayrsley Grand Cinemas 14
• Mall Goth w/ Patois Counselors, Sext Message, Sinergismo at Snug Harbor
• Trivia and Karaoke at Tin Roof
• Bassh w/ Business People and Millenial at Visulite Theatre
• First Date: A Musical Comedy at Booth Playhouse
• Retro Horror Series screening Fright Night and The Lost Boys at Ayrsley Grand Cinemas 14
• Mall Goth w/ Patois Counselors, Sext Message, Sinergismo at Snug Harbor
• Trivia and Karaoke at Tin Roof
News Lunch Break (10/19/16): Charlotte Uprising organizer turns self in after press conference in Uptown
Posted By Ryan Pitkin on Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 11:45 AM
Gloria Merriweather, a core organizer with the Charlotte Uprising, turned themself in at the Mecklenburg County Jail this morning on charges of felony inciting a riot and misdemeanor assault on a government official stemming from their involvement in protests following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in September by a CMPD officer.
Merriweather called the charges "ridiculous," but said they look forward to exonerating themself in court.
"We have to show them that there are elements that we do control in this, that we will not just be persecuted, that we’re not just here making all this noise for nothing, that we’re actually standing for something," Merriweather said. "If that means I have to turn myself in to an unjust system to start a trial to exonerate myself, that’s exactly what I’m going to do."
Merriweather said protesters have been searching themselves on warrant databases since some other protesters were taken by surprise by police at home or, in one protester's experience, while finishing a hiking trip. Merriweather became aware of the new charges against them on Friday, and spent the weekend preparing for this morning.
"I can’t tell how hard it was over the weekend to prepare myself to go into what really for us is the lion’s den," Merriweather said. "The police department doesn’t protect our interests, it doesn’t protect our people, so willingly choosing to walk into this space to get a process started that will free us, that was a really tough thing to come to terms with. I’m 24 years old. A lot of people think we’re these seasoned veterans, but we’re just people who imagine a world that’s different than what we’re living in."
About 30 people here now. @RaisonNoire just arrived and will speak at press conference before turning self in. pic.twitter.com/wNI2TsBXq4
— Ryan Pitkin (@pitkin_ryan) October 19, 2016
Other speakers addressed those in attendance outside of the jail this morning, including Charlotte Uprising organizer Ashley Williams, who reiterated the group's list of demands, including the immediate demilitarization of the police department and its eventual defunding, as well as the release of all those arrested in connection with the protests.
Protesters also continued to pledge their support to Rayquan Borum, who has been charged with the murder of Justin Carr, killed during protests in Uptown on September 21. Most within the Charlotte Uprising, including those like Merriweather who were standing within feet of Carr, believe Borum is being framed for Carr's murder and that the police are responsible for his death. In court, prosecutors have stated that Borum has confessed to the crime.
Speakers at this morning's press conference included other protesters who have been arrested during or since the protests and have since been released. Michael Johnson spoke about her experience since being released from jail.
"The trauma that I still face after has impacted my life, it’s impacted my job, it’s impacted every aspect of who I am," Johnson said. "Since then, every time I see an officer, there’s just this bubbling feeling, there’s a feeling of fear. I have a flight reflex, I want to run. I shouldn’t have to fear for my life, when you have an institution of people who are supposed to protect you."
Following the press conference, Merriweather approached the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office Arrest Processing Center while still addressing the media, as can be seen in the video below, before entering the building with their lawyer.
.@RaisonNoire speaks while walking to jail to turn self in on charges related to #CharlotteUprising pic.twitter.com/kr0HqjeK5L
— Ryan Pitkin (@pitkin_ryan) October 19, 2016
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Tuesday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 5:03 PM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Oct. 18, 2016 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Henry Rollins at McGlohon Theatre
• Slinging Mud: Bumper Stickers as Political Weapons at The Charlotte Museum of History
• Bingo at Killington's
• Open Mic at Puckett's Farm Equipment
• Karaoke at Petra's
• Henry Rollins at McGlohon Theatre
• Slinging Mud: Bumper Stickers as Political Weapons at The Charlotte Museum of History
• Bingo at Killington's
• Open Mic at Puckett's Farm Equipment
• Karaoke at Petra's
Monday, October 17, 2016
Arts / Today's Top Five Today's Top 5: Monday
Posted By Anita Overcash on Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 4:52 PM
Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Oct. 17, 2016 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Women’s Entrepreneurs in Arts and Business Series: Selling Your Strongest Self: Cut The Bullsh*t at Charlotte Art League
• Lucero w/ Cory Branan at Neighborhood Theatre
• Ben Rector w/ Jacob Whitesides at The Fillmore
• The Monday Night Allstars at Double Door Inn
• Knocturnal at Snug Harbor
• Women’s Entrepreneurs in Arts and Business Series: Selling Your Strongest Self: Cut The Bullsh*t at Charlotte Art League
• Lucero w/ Cory Branan at Neighborhood Theatre
• Ben Rector w/ Jacob Whitesides at The Fillmore
• The Monday Night Allstars at Double Door Inn
• Knocturnal at Snug Harbor
