WEATHER UPDATE 10:30 AM on Jan 10: Due to a declared state of emergency in North Carolina for impending severe weather conditions, and out of concern for the safety of our audience and musicians, tonight's Bach & Mozart concert at Knight Theater is cancelled. Ticketholders for tonight’s concert will receive an email with ticket options.

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Let's remember all of Charlotte's history - even the struggles

Oct 1, 2018

With music, images and a moving narrative, the bygone lives of Piedmont textile workers were brought to life Thursday night through a multi-media collaboration among the Charlotte Symphony, The Charlotte Museum of History and the great-granddaughter of a textile worker killed during a famous 1929 mill workers' strike.

The event came together as one of many ways Charlotte is commemorating its 250th birthday -- 250 years since British Colonial Governor Tryon signed the charter officially creating our city. The anniversary represents a wonderful opportunity for Charlotte to come together to celebrate our identity and everything we've accomplished collectively in more than two centuries, evolving from backcountry trading outpost to vibrant American city.

Read the full story here.