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Charlotte's Arts & Entertainment

Afro-American Cultural Center
A multi-cultural arts organization to preserve, present and promote African-American art, history and culture.

Blumenthal Performing Arts Center

 A comprehensive regional arts and entertainment complex. The five level 177,000 sq. ft. center features the 2,100 seat Belk Theater and the smaller Booth Playhouse.  

Discovery Place
Science and technology take center stage at this hands-on museum, which includes a rain forest, collections gallery, Life Center, Science Circus, the Kelly Space Voyager Planetarium, the Charlotte Observer/OMNIMAX Theatre and Kids Place toddler room.

North Carolina Dance Theatre
Thrill to North Carolina's only fully professional ballet company with a repertoire ranging from classical to contemporary dance.

Charlotte Cultural Guide

Celebrate arts, science and history in North Mecklenburg! Enjoy a variety of events from the popular Family Arts Day and Loch Norman Highland Games to theatre and artworks from local artists.

Charlotte Repertory Theatre 
The region's premier professional theatre company. Charlotte Repertory Theatre offers a diverse season of new works, contemporary plays, musicals and classics.

Mint Museum of Art
North Carolina's first art museum with American, European, African and pre-Columbian art. Regional crafts, historic costumes, gold coins minted in Charlotte and collection of pottery and porcelain.

Charlotte Nature Museum
Small Urban nature center that features live-animal room, nature trail and puppet theatre.

Charlotte Trolley and Trolley Museum
Board the trolley Friday-Sunday at the Atherton Mill complex in South End for a ride.

Charlotte Youth Ballet
"The Nutcracker", "Sleeping Beauty" and "Thumbelina" are included in the season. Well known professional quest artists perform in the larger productions.

Opera Carolina
is a regional, professional opera company located in Charlotte, NC.  Founded in 1948, it is the largest regionally between Atlanta and Virginia.

Children's Theatre of Charlotte
Offers a wide range of theater, dance music and mime.

Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
A 19,000 seat amphitheater, with both reserved and covered seating and open lawn seating.

McColl Center for Visual Art
Tryon Center for Visual Art is a progressive organization committed to enhancing and promoting the visual arts in Mecklenburg County and has built the Charlotte region into a recognized visual arts center offering exhibitions, artists' services, artist-in-residencies, workshops and classes held at Spirt Square in drawing, ceramics, decorative arts, fibers and more.

Charlotte Philharmonic Orchestra
The Philharmonic Orchestra is a 75 piece, Boston Pops style, orchestra that performs both the Classics and Broadway Tunes. They present 10 to 12 concerts a year with dancers, instrumentalists, singers, and a 200 voice choir at Christmas.

Charlotte Museum of History
The Charlotte Museum of History offers audience-focused programs and exhibits, based on the people, buildings, stories and objects spanning the region's history, while providing an historic context for understanding how conditions and decisions of the past impact the region today and shape its future.

Theatre Charlotte
Theatre Charlotte is North Carolina's oldest continually producing Community Theatre, with a production history dating from 1927. As a non-professional venue, this theatre is heavily dependent upon community support from the Metrolina area and the talents of our volunteer force. During the past 75 years these factors have combined to create a reputation for excellence unrivalled in the Southeast. Since 1941, the theatre has been housed at 501 Queens Road, located in the heart of the historic Myers Park district of Charlotte

Spirit Square

All varieties of artistic expression under one roof; 7 art galleries, 3 theaters and hundreds of arts workshops and classes.

James K. Polk Memorial State Historical Site
Visitor center with exhibits/displays and audio visual program on life and times of James K. Polk, the 11th U.S. President born.

Historic Latta Plantation
Circa 1800 restored and furnished plantation home of James Latta, a merchant/planter; includes various outbuildings, replica log house, garden and barnyard animals.  The Carolina Raptor Center is within the grounds of Latta Plantation.  See Bald and Golden Eagles, owls, hawk and other birds of prey at this center.

Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site
Site of the 1st documented discovery of gold. Tours, museums, and panning operation.

Levine Museum of the New South
The Levine Museum of the New South houses the nation's most comprehensive interpretation of post-Civil War Southern history. The Museum features interactive, multi-sensory exhibits which engage visitors of all ages. With vibrant, inviting spaces, the museum presents history that inspires and challenges, educates and delights. The core exhibit traces the growth of Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont from 1865 to the present. The exhibit will offer visitors a comprehensive look at the region's post-Civil War history through a myriad of voices and views.