Fun in Charlotte: Alive After Five, Sports Tank, ‘Once’
NexGen Mint: Hang Out – Spring into Surrealism
Mint Museum Uptown, 500 S. Tryon St.
Wednesday, 6 p.m.: Designed for high school students ages 14-18, this hang out allows attendees to explore the imagery of the surrealism with activities based on fantastic and extraordinary art movement. Free with NexGen registration, www.mintmuseum.org.
Lunch and Learn: The Uncommon Bond of Julia and Rose
Historic Rosedale Plantation, 3427 N. Tryon St.
Wednesday, 1 p.m.: Local history expert and author Ann Williams will join in the basement kitchen of the 200-year-old plantation house to talk about her new book, the inspirations behind it, and some of her related research. Cost $10; space limited. www.historicrosedale.org/events
Alive After Five
EpiCentre, 210 E. Trade St.
Thursday, 5-10 p.m.: The free, weekly concert series kicks off for the year with the band GrooveTown.
Sports Tank
NASCAR Hall of Fame, 400 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Friday, 4:30 p.m.: It’s “Shark Tank” for the sports world as the next great ideas and technology in the sports industry are pitched live to investors. Panelists include Kevin Pritchard (Indiana Pacers general manager), Chrystal Rowe (Carolina Panthers director of ticketing) and Rich Sheubrooks (retired Nike and NBA executive) among others. Tickets $32.64, http://bit.ly/1USCKly.
Once
Belk Theater, 130 N. Tryon St.
Saturday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.: Based on the movie of the same name, the 2012 Tony Award winner of Best Musical tells the story of a Dublin street musician who meets a beautiful, young woman. Tickets $24.50 - $94.50, www.blumenthalarts.org.
This story was originally published March 29, 2016 at 4:50 PM with the headline "Fun in Charlotte: Alive After Five, Sports Tank, ‘Once’."