August Happenings

The last month of summer vacation is ripe with fun things to do before you head back to school!

Allman Brothers Band and Lynyrd Skynyrd, O.A.R., Rascal Flatts, Def Leppard & Poison and Lita Ford, Jason Mraz, My Morning Jacket, Toby Keith, Phish, Big Time Rush and Cody Simpson, Matisyahu & The Dirty Heads, Lefty Williams Band, Will Hoge, Evanescence, Chevelle, Halestorm, Big Fat Gap, Delta Saints, The Masonboro Boys, Big Something

Nuvoices for a Nugeneration

The Merchant of Venice

Back Alley Film Series: Klown

The Light Factory Summer Film Series: The Dark Crystal

The Bechtler Architecture & Film Program: Sketches of Frank Gehry

Charlotte Film Society: Hedgehog

Charlotte Hounds Lacrosse

Charlotte Speed Demons Roller Derby

National Poetry Slam 2012, I am Music Fest with India Arie and Friends

Southern Ideal Home Show

Comicon

Jon Lovitz

For the kids: Psshh, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (new movie out August 3rd), Free ice cream! , Movies under the Stars, Political Animals (a scavenger hunt for donkeys and elephants at the Epicentre for free Discovery Place tickets)

The Bridal Showcase

Read my Pins: The Madeliene Albright Collection Exhibition at the Mint Museum

Pride Charlotte Festival

Jack in the Box Summer Shootout

For those new to Charlotte, be sure to check out this post for our official Welcome to Charlotte guide!

~Jamie Sunnycalb~

Charlotte Summer Concert Series

A lot of great bands are rolling through town this summer and here is a list of where to experience Charlotte’s music scene:

Next week’s Food Lion Speed Street kicks things off with free performances by Josh Turner, Everclear and Eddie Money.

Also taking place next week is the fourth annual Charlotte Femme Fest in NoDa at the Neighborhood Theatre and the Evening Muse.

Just down the street from CSL, Coyote Joe’s brings Easton Corbin to town.

If bands from the 90’s are more your style, uptown’s NC Music Factory hosts a $5 show each Friday night now through June 17 with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Tonic and Cowboy Mouth.

Steps away, the Fillmore Charlotte will host Neon Trees and Panic at the Disco!

Another great way to enjoy live music is to take part in Alive after Five each Thursday night at either the Epicentre, Wachovia Plaza or Piedmont Town Center .

The month of June brings Kenny Chesney, Def Leppard and Phish to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.

Keith Urban and Josh Groban play the Time Warner Cable Arena next month.

After a long hike or a guided raft ride, you can soak up some tunes at the White Water River Jam at the US National White Water Center.

If you’re looking for something more low-key, then a blanket and a picnic basket would complement the harmonic melodies quite nicely at the Pops in the Park behind South Park Mall beginning June 12 with tickets at just $10.

Expect the same kind of laid back scene on the Blakeney Village Green in South Charlotte

Pollstar is a great resource for more information on local concerts.

Stay tuned for more fun things to do in Charlotte this summer!

                                                     ~Jamie Sunnycalb~