Eat & Drink
Craft Beer and BBQ Bazaar at Bulldog Beer & Wine: Local vendors, 13 craft beers on tap, corn hole and BBQ. Saturday, 6/13; 4:30-7:30pm
(RED) Food Truck Rally at Romare Bearden Park sponsored by Bank of America. Every purchase you make with a BofA card, the bank gives $.40 to (RED). Trucks: Mae’s Creole Kitchen, Maki Taco, Street Spice, Chees to the Mac, The Cool Zone, King of Pops, Cloud 9 2Go, Fusion Mexican Grill. Friday, 6/12 5pm-7pm
Experience
Brew Stash Bash at the Whitewater Center: Brew Dash 6K Trail Race followed by craft beer tasting and live music. Saturday, 6/13; 10am-8pm
#GovJamCLT at the Junior League of Charlotte office. Idea jam session to promote solutions to challenges currently facing Charlotte. Friday 6/12: 5:45pm-9:00pm, Saturday 6/13: 9:00am-6:00pm Sunday 6/14: 10:00am-1:00pm (Agenda story).
Six String Saturdays at Discovery Place: Live music will take place on the patio near the Discovery Place entrance on Tryon Street. This Saturday they will feature music from Charlotte School of Rock. Saturday, 6/13 at 2pm. Free.
Arts
NoDA Summer Music Fest at the Chop Shop: This three-day music festival runs Friday through Sunday and features over 40 local and regional bans. Tickets.
Halston & Warhol: Silver & Suede at Mint Museum Uptown: This fashion art exhibit will conclude on Sunday. Visit the Mint Uptown this weekend while it’s still in town. Tickets
Open Studio Saturday at the McColl Center for Art and Innovation: Stop by Saturday to see the current Artists-in-Residence and check out the progress that they have been making this summer. Saturday, 6/13, 12-4pm, free
Bearden Music Series: Join West End Mambo for an intro salsa lesson and performances in the Romare Bearden Park. Saturday, 6/13, 6-9pm
‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ at Duke Energy Theatre produced by Shakespeare Carolina. From Oscar Wilde’s classic about Dorian Gray’s deal to trade his soul for his painting’s immortality leads to his downfall. 6/11-6/20; Tickets $10-20
‘Closer’ at Upstage produced by Appalachian Creative Theatre. Four lives intertwine in this densely plotted and stinking look at modern love and betrayal. 6/12-6/21; Tickets $12-15: *Must be 21 to get in*
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Sports
Soccer: Watch the Charlotte Independence take on the Pittsburgh Riverhounds this weekend. Saturday, 6/13, 7pm
Ultimate Frisbee: Cheer on the Charlotte Express when they play the Jacksonville Cannons. Saturday, 6/13, 7pm
Tennis: The quarter-final, semi-final and championship matches of the Ladies USTA Mr. Rogers Windows Charlotte Clay Classic take place this weekend. Full schedule here. Event is free.
