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The 2nd annual Charlotte Film Festival is underway at a variety of venues in the central city. It's part of the month long Charlotte Shout! Festival which brings artists of every genre to town annually in September.

You can check out the daily doings at the Film Festival at the NCFlix blog.

Nights of Fire: A Skytower Spectacular, a one of kind fireworks display, returns to Carowinds on July 4th. Partially launched from the top of the Carolina Skytower, the state-of-the-art, computer designed and controlled pyro-musical fireworks show was first presented four years ago when the park began using the Skytower in its July 4th fireworks display.  Nights ...

I finally made it out to the Body Worlds exhibition this weekend, and it was amazing. One of our fellow bloggers already wrote about it, but I couldn't help but mention how amazing the exhibition really was. From the Tai Chi man to the horse corpse to the woman with her baby still inside of her womb, it was one of the most impressive and moving exhibitions I've ever seen. ...

I'm talking about the Body World exhibit at Discover Place located in uptown Charlotte. The exhibit officially opened the 13th of June--I highly recommend it. Even if you're not fascinated by science or art, you will be intrigued by this. After all, they are real bodies, ya know?!

So I did a bit of research and apparently our Charlotte exhibit, as fascinating as it is, lacks quite a few specimens. ...

The Juneteenth Festival Of The Carolinas will take place this weekend. Juneteenth, for those not in the know, is the oldest national celebration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Originating in Galveston, Texas in 1865, the commemoration of the end of slavery on June 19 has taken root in many communities nationwide.

 The Charlotte celebration this weekend will take place from Thursday, June 14 until Sunday, June ...

It's a loosely organized tour through the Charlotte's gallery district, and it promises to be a good time. Along the way stop in at local bars, delis, coffee shops, and check out some exciting new art from local as well as international artists. There's no official stopping or starting time, but most folks make the circuit between 6:30 and 9:30. There's a map available here, and you can find ...

Habitual Ritual Comedy has a sketch show this Friday, June 15, at The Hart-Witzen Black Box Theatre. The theater is located at 136 E. 36th St. in NoDa. It begins at 10 p.m. and there's a $10 admission fee. Parking is free, and you can indulge at the beer and wine bar.

Call 704-806-1797 for reservations. See the clip below to get an ...

The NODA Film Festival will take place Sunday, June 10-Monday, June 13. Exploring animation from the traditional to claymation, from the trite to the artsy and foreign, it promises to be an entertaining and educational experience. As always, the NoDa film festival's admission is FREE!

Jeff Jackson, the festival's organizer, said of the festival:

The NoDa Film Festival’s mission is to foster community by presenting ...

It's 3:00 a.m. You've been up all night, doing whatever it is you do when you're up all night (writing, drinking, working on a report, studying, etc.), and you're thinking about french fries. You're thinking about how wonderful it would be if you could have a great big milkshake, or some homemade apple pie. You're thinking spaghetti.

Get in your car, and head to the ...

It's that time again folks: time to get your season's passes for Paramount's Carowinds! Carowinds has a little bit of something for everybody.Nickelodeon Central offers fun and excitement for the kids with rides like Danny Phantom's Phantom Flyers and the Wild Thornberry's River Adventure. Young and Old alike enjoy riding Dora the Explorer's Azul Adventure train and while you're in Nick Central you're sure to run into a ...