Fun in Charlotte: Pulitzer panel, Gay Film Festival, full moon hike
Pulitzer NC: Bringing News to Light
Levine Museum of the New South, 200 E. 7th St.
Tuesday, 6-8:30 p.m.: A panel explores how groundbreaking investigative reporting transforms community conversation. Moderator is Charles L. Overby, chairman of the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics at the University of Mississippi. Panelists include Pulitzer winners Mark Ethridge, former Observer managing editor, Karen Garloch, Maria Henson and Walker Lundy. Free, but register at nchumanities.org/content/pulitzernc.
Charlotte Knights vs. Norfolk Tides
BB&T Ballpark, 324 S. Mint St.
Tuesday, 7:05 p.m.: The Knights continue their season-opening week-long homestand. Tickets $8-$50, www.charlotteknights.com.
8th Annual GayCharlotte Film Festival
Theatre Charlotte, 501 Queens Road
Thursday - Sunday: Filled with thought-provoking dramas, romantic comedites and riveting documentaries, the festival moves and entertains the Carolinas’ LGBT communities, straight allies, artists and citizens interested in learning more about gay rights. All movies free Thursday. Full schedule and information at charlottelgbtfilm.com.
Full Moon Hike
Latta Plantation Nature Center, 6211 Sample Road, Huntersville
Friday, 7-8:30 p.m.: Bring the family to explore Latta Plantation Nature Preserve by the light of the full moon – an opportunity that comes just once a month. Free. www.facebook.com/NatureCenters
Atlas Genius
Visulite Theatre, 1615 Elizabeth Ave.
Saturday, 8 p.m.: The 2013 debut album of this band was hailed by Rolling Stone as a “spritely, melodic debut album,” and featured the Gold single “Trojans.” Tickets $18/$20, www.visulite.com.
This story was originally published April 18, 2016 at 5:23 PM with the headline "Fun in Charlotte: Pulitzer panel, Gay Film Festival, full moon hike."