Fall has arrived. The leaves are falling. There is a crisp chill in the air. It’s time to pull out the scarves and the boots. It’s the season for football, family gatherings and preparing for the holidays. It’s a time of celebrating the bounty of what is, for many of us, our favorite season!
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Located just a few minutes north of center city, Charlotte’s eclectic NoDa neighborhood is home to the city’s arts district. In NoDa, you will find brightly colored murals, galleries, artisan gift shops, ample restaurants, music venues, breweries, coffee shops, tattoo parlors and more.
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Organized by guest curator Jessica Gaynelle Moss, The Vault highlights the significant responsibility and privilege that comes with being a custodian of Black art.
This exhibit features objects from the private collections of four prominent Black art collectors living in Charlotte: Judy and Patrick Diamond, Nina and James Jackson, Christy and Quincy Lee, and Cheryse and Christopher Terry.
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In many ways, the various art exhibitions, maps, explanations, installations and other displays in museum galleries throughout the world illustrate the history of humanity – a collection of stories about groups of people moving and migrating over land and water, carrying their cultural practices and ancestral heritage with them.
“Art is powerful and not just to hang on the wall,” says Rosalía Torres-Weiner. “It’s a weapon to express our stories.”
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It’s a Thursday afternoon. I’m sitting on the patio of Sushi 101 at the Boardwalk in University City with Michelle and Carmen.
Michelle is filling us in on how her quest to meet her husband before her thirtieth birthday is going. She’s got 46 weeks to meet her goal.
A couple of months ago, I went with Michelle to a speed-dating event. She was interested in six of the guys she’d met there, and three of them were interested in her. Unfortunately, she says they were all losers so she’d turned to dating online.
“I signed up for a couple of online dating sites, and I’ve been meeting a lot of guys that way,” she says. “You know, you have to cast a wide net and meet as many guys as you can to increase your chances of finding Mr. Right. It’s like playing the lottery.” Continue reading “KISS & TELL: Computer Love, Sex, and Lies”
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