• HEARTS Irish Connections '25: Jane's Famous Ride

    HEARTS Irish Connections '25: Jane's Famous Ride

    Saturday, March 22nd, 2025 from 2:00pm-5:00pm at historic Cedar Grove

    The hope for liberty pushed Jane Parks McDowell, a young mother and patriot with Scots-Irish roots, to make a perilous ride to help the Continental Army. Join us for an afternoon of history, nature, and art as historian Hugh Dussek returns along with Irish music and dance to share Jane’s heroic role in the Revolutionary War.

  • HEARTS May Day '25

    HEARTS May Day '25

    Saturday, May 3rd, 2025 from 2:00pm-5:00pma at the historic Hugh Torance House and Store and historic Cedar Grove

    Honoring the history of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence with living history demonstrations, live music, a community Maypole dance, fresh flowers and local artisan gifts.

  • HEARTS Let Freedom Spring

    HEARTS Let Freedom Spring

    Saturday, May 24th, 2025 from 2:00pm-5:00pm at Pioneer Springs Community School

    On land once part of Alexandriana, the massive plantation estate of John McKnitt Alexander, learn about the group of Princeton scholars who met at Freedom Spring to concoct a plan for freedom from British Rule, which prompted the creation of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.

  • HEARTS Junion '25: Revolutionary Descent

    HEARTS Junion '25: Revolutionary Descent

    Saturday, June 16th, 2025 at historic Cedar Grove

    The 4th anniversary of Junion features Co-Chair of HEARTS Reunion Project and SAR (Sons of the American Revolution) member Andre’ Kearns sharing his journey of discovering his Revolutionary War roots through Henry Johnston of Long Creek.

  • HEARTSongs '25: Poetry of Freedom

    HEARTSongs '24: Poetry of Freedom

    Saturday, February 22nd, 2025 from 2:00pm-5:00pm at historic Cedar Grove

    Sharing poems from the Revolutionary period through the 21st period, in keeping with tradition, the fourth annual HEARTSongs includes the life and work of 19th century enslaved poet George Moses Horton and his fascinating connection to the Torrance family of Huntersville.

  • HEARTS Spring Community Service Day '25

    HEARTS Spring Community Service Day '25

    Sunday, March 9th, 2025 from 10:00am-12:00pm at the Hugh Torance House & Store

    Attention volunteers! Grab your gardening gloves, spades, and trimmers and join us on February 9th for Community Service Day at the Hugh Torance House and Store! All ages of adults and students as well as individuals and groups are welcome!

Regional Events Calendar


Regional Events Listing

Please be advised: HEARTS is not host or the organizer of all events listed on our Regional Events Calendar. Please contact the organization listed as the event host, organizer, or source linked for a each specific event for questions, reservations, ticketing, or other event-specific inquiries. The views expressed at events listed here are those of the events’ host or organizer and do not necessarily reflect the views of HEARTS.


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Exhibit Closing Reception: "SEEN" - Large Scale Multimedia Portrait Exhibit
Mar
22

Exhibit Closing Reception: "SEEN" - Large Scale Multimedia Portrait Exhibit

25 artists create stunning portraits using paint, collage, sculpture, photography, dance & spoken word. Event includes Artist Guided Tour.

Event Details:

5:00-5:30PM: Cocktails/Meet & Greet
5:30PM: Vision Elite Royalty dancers perform Jane Johnsons Portrait
6:00-7:00PM: Artist Guided Tour
7:00: Boris "Bluz" Rogers perform spoken word portrait accompanied by live paint interpretation.
7:30-8:00: Cocktails/Meet & Greet continued

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Life Rules: An intimate cabaret experience with Paul Oakley Stovall
Apr
6
to Apr 8

Life Rules: An intimate cabaret experience with Paul Oakley Stovall

  • Stage Door Theater at Blumenthal Arts Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Paul Oakley Stovall, the creator of last year’s hit cabaret LOVE RULES, returns to the intimate Stage Door Theater in Charlotte, his second artistic home, with his new follow up, LIFE RULES.

Prepare to be swept up in the nostalgia and craft of incredible songwriters, from The Eagles to Tracy Chapman, from Joni Mitchell to Earth Wind and Fire. This year Paul will be joined by Broadway star Yassmin Alers (RENT, THE NOTEBOOK) and Irish pop/rock star Andy Dempsey, as he continues to comment on the state of the world through deconstructing the lyrics and melodies and presenting anew some of our most indelible classics. 

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A Natural View
Apr
17
to Jun 24

A Natural View

  • Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Gaston County Art Guild, in collaboration with Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, presents A Natural View; a juried exhibit celebrating the beauty of wildlife and natural landscapes. While this theme allows for diverse artistic interpretations, submitted works should capture the essence, complexity, and wonder of nature, inviting viewers to observe and appreciate it with fresh perspective and admiration.

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Art in the Park
Jun
7

Art in the Park

The City of Statesville Recreation and Parks Department and the Iredell Arts Council are excited to welcome artists, makers, and the community to our annual Art in the Park Festival!Set beneath the shady trees of Martin Luther King Jr. Park this vibrant festival brings together local artisans, live music, food trucks, breweries, and family-friendly fun.

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Mentors & Guiding Hands Juried Exhibition
Jun
12
to Jun 13

Mentors & Guiding Hands Juried Exhibition

  • Visual and Performing Arts Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The “Mentors and Guiding Hands” will be an in-person juried exhibition running from May 3 – June 12, 2025 at the Visual and Performing Arts Center (VAPA) in Charlotte, North Carolina.

This exhibition seeks to celebrate the profound impact of mentors and the helping hands that shape our personal and professional journeys. Whether it is a teacher, a family member, a friend, a community servant or leader, mentors play a crucial role in fostering growth, inspiration, and support.

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HEARTS Happening Junion '25: Revolutionary Descent
Jun
15

HEARTS Happening Junion '25: Revolutionary Descent

Our fourth annual HEARTS Happening: Junion event will feature a presentation by Co-Chair of HEARTS Reunion Project and SAR (Son of the American Revolution) member Andre’ Kearns, a descendant of Charlotte Kerns whom was enslaved at Cedar Grove. This year, Kearns will share his journey of discovering his Revolutionary War roots through Henry Johnston of Long Creek.

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Immediate Family
Jul
29
to Aug 31

Immediate Family

  • Booth Playhouse at Blumenthal Arts Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In the Bryant family’s Hyde Park home, prodigal son Jesse shows up for a family wedding and turns the family reunion into a family showdown. Evy can’t understand why her younger brothers are so mysterious and distant; Jesse is afraid to be true to himself and honest with his family; and no one can understand why Tony is so eager to get married. Modern Family meets Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner as these siblings try to bridge their differences with a little help from God, card games and their Immediate Family.

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Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox - Magic & Moonlight Tour
Aug
7

Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox - Magic & Moonlight Tour

Concertgoers can expect to enter a parallel musical universe where modern- day earworms and iconic pop hits alike are reimagined in classic genres like 1920s jazz, Swing, Doo-wop and Motown, and brought to life by a cast of some of the world’s best singers, dancers, and instrumentalists. Think “The Great Gatsby” meets “Sinatra at the Sands” meets “Back! …To The Future”.

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Community Square Dance
Mar
7

Community Square Dance

  • Unitarian Universalist Community of Charlotte (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Square dancing is a fun social dance event and all are invited to attend and participate as dancers regardless of experience. Square dancing developed from the Appalachian region and is an evolution of old English and French dances and African American traditions. This new event featuring Warren Wilson's own Phil Jamison as caller and the energetic string band, Eat More Chicken featuring Harry Taylor, Nick Tutwiler, David Fee and Marc Lees. The Square Dance caller constantly guides everyone through a sequence of steps throughout the entire set which makes it easy for people to follow directions. The evening will start with some string band jamming as well as food truck and beer service beginning at 5:30. Phil Jamison will lead a beginners dance workshop from 6:30-7pm.

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Charlotte Symphony Orchestra: Become Ocean
Feb
28
to Mar 1

Charlotte Symphony Orchestra: Become Ocean

Dive into the world of John Luther Adams’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Become Ocean as the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra transforms Blume Studios into an immersive soundscape with a live performance of the work, inspired by the stunning waters of the Pacific Northwest. Featuring dynamic light projections and a 360° spatial audio experience, this multi-sensory event invites a profound meditation on the beauty and fragility of the natural world, continuing through self-guided explorations of GAIA, a breathtaking three-dimensional display of Earth, and Groundswell, an interactive installation that prompts reflection on humanity’s relationship with the planet and one another.

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Jazz Legacy Project presents Billie Holliday - God Bless the Child
Feb
22

Jazz Legacy Project presents Billie Holliday - God Bless the Child

Billie Holiday's unique vocal approach and advanced sense of rhythm made her one of the most important and influential vocalists in American history. Her relentless fight to be treated as an equal - as a musician, a female, and an African-American - made her one of the most important American figures in the 20th century. Join us as we detail how she developed her unique vocal style and how she blazed a trail for women and African-Americans that would pave the way for future generations.

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Music Is Our Refuge: A Special Black History Month & Women’s History Month Exhibit
Feb
22

Music Is Our Refuge: A Special Black History Month & Women’s History Month Exhibit

Included in house tours throughout the month of February, don’t miss you chance to view Historic Rosedale’s Music Is Our Refuge exhibit! Join us at Charlotte's second oldest house for a guided tour of the 1815 Historic Rosedale house lead by knowledgeable Interpreters. A guided house tour of the 15-room federal-era home examines life during the antebellum era, as well as the architecture and decorative arts in the restored house museum. A look at other current revolving exhibits is also included. Guided house tours are given on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and select Saturdays at 11:30 am and 1:00 pm.

Additionally, taking place on February 22nd from 10:00AM through 3:00PM, enjoy a free day of special activities in honor of Black History Month!

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Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre
Feb
21
to Feb 22

Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre

  • Belk Theater at Blumenthal Arts Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The dancers of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater dazzle with their technical brilliance and passionate energy, bringing audiences to their feet at every performance. They’ll electrify the Blumenthal stage with contemporary works by some of today's most in-demand choreographers and classic favorites from the repertory.

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Earl Jam: A Tribute to Earl Scruggs
Feb
21

Earl Jam: A Tribute to Earl Scruggs

  • Sandra Levine Theater at the Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts and Civic Engagement (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Tony Trischka honors the music of Earl Scruggs, pioneer of the three-finger banjo style and one of the most important musicians in bluegrass, with special guest Woody Pratt.

Trischka recently came into possession of extremely rare recordings of jam sessions with Scruggs and John Hartford, and he’ll be debuting Scruggs’s note-for-note solos from a few of these. Together with his ace band—Michael Daves on vocals and guitar, bassist Jared Engel, fiddler Brittany Haas, and sometimes Maddie Witler on mandolin — they will trace the story of Scruggs from his childhood to his final years.

Special Guest and Grammy award winner Woody Platt is best known as the former guitarist and vocalist for the Steep Canyon Rangers, a bluegrass band formed in North Carolina that often plays with comedian/banjoist Steve Martin.

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Broadway In Love
Feb
21

Broadway In Love

Discover the laughter, thrills and chills of Broadway’s greatest songs as shared by real-life Broadway married couple, Libby Servais (Glinda from “Wicked”) and Stephan Stubbins (“Mary Poppins”). Featuring songs from “The Sound of Music,” “My Fair Lady,” “Phantom of the Opera” and more.

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