Beginning Monday, March 17, Girl Talk Foundation, Inc., a character-building program for girls ages 11-16, will be collecting beaded gowns and party dresses (new and slightly used) for girls in need as part of the Sixth Annual Prom Project.

Girls will get to choose their gowns at a makeshift boutique designed by students from The Art Institute on Saturday, April 12 at ImaginOn.  Girls interested in receiving a gown must register at www.girltalkfoundationinc.com  or call the Girl Talk office at 704.335.5885. 

Beginning Monday, March 17, Girl Talk Foundation, Inc., a character-building program for girls ages 11-16, will be collecting beaded gowns and party dresses (new and slightly used) for girls in need as part of the Sixth Annual Prom Project.

Girls will get to choose their gowns at a makeshift boutique designed by students from The Art Institute on Saturday, April 12 at ImaginOn.  Girls interested in receiving a gown must register at www.girltalkfoundationinc.com  or call the Girl Talk office at 704.335.5885. 

Beginning Monday, March 17, Girl Talk Foundation, Inc., a character-building program for girls ages 11-16, will be collecting beaded gowns and party dresses (new and slightly used) for girls in need as part of the Sixth Annual Prom Project.

Girls will get to choose their gowns at a makeshift boutique designed by students from The Art Institute on Saturday, April 12 at ImaginOn.  Girls interested in receiving a gown must register at www.girltalkfoundationinc.com  or call the Girl Talk office at 704.335.5885. 

Beginning Monday, March 17, Girl Talk Foundation, Inc., a character-building program for girls ages 11-16, will be collecting beaded gowns and party dresses (new and slightly used) for girls in need as part of the Sixth Annual Prom Project.

Girls will get to choose their gowns at a makeshift boutique designed by students from The Art Institute on Saturday, April 12 at ImaginOn.  Girls interested in receiving a gown must register at www.girltalkfoundationinc.com  or call the Girl Talk office at 704.335.5885. 

What better way to end the week than with sweet treats and sweet savings? Stop by Three Little Birds any time on April 4 and 11 and get a cupcake while you shop--plus, 10% of the days’ proceeds will benefit children’s charities.

Three Little Birds
Stationery & Gifts
704.379.7778
www.threelittlebirdsinc.com
2115 Southend Drive|Suite 103|Charlotte, North Carolina 28203

Beginning Monday, March 17, Girl Talk Foundation, Inc., a character-building program for girls ages 11-16, will be collecting beaded gowns and party dresses (new and slightly used) for girls in need as part of the Sixth Annual Prom Project.

Girls will get to choose their gowns at a makeshift boutique designed by students from The Art Institute on Saturday, April 12 at ImaginOn.  Girls interested in receiving a gown must register at www.girltalkfoundationinc.com  or call the Girl Talk office at 704.335.5885. 

Beginning Monday, March 17, Girl Talk Foundation, Inc., a character-building program for girls ages 11-16, will be collecting beaded gowns and party dresses (new and slightly used) for girls in need as part of the Sixth Annual Prom Project.

Girls will get to choose their gowns at a makeshift boutique designed by students from The Art Institute on Saturday, April 12 at ImaginOn.  Girls interested in receiving a gown must register at www.girltalkfoundationinc.com  or call the Girl Talk office at 704.335.5885. 

Beginning Monday, March 17, Girl Talk Foundation, Inc., a character-building program for girls ages 11-16, will be collecting beaded gowns and party dresses (new and slightly used) for girls in need as part of the Sixth Annual Prom Project.

Girls will get to choose their gowns at a makeshift boutique designed by students from The Art Institute on Saturday, April 12 at ImaginOn.  Girls interested in receiving a gown must register at www.girltalkfoundationinc.com  or call the Girl Talk office at 704.335.5885. 

April 7th is a day of remembrance for Du'a Khalil, a 17-year-old Kurdish art student who was stoned to death in public last year on that date by her uncle, other close relatives and a crowd of men who disapproved of the fact that she'd fallen in love with a local shopkeeper.

Find out more by clicking here.

Beginning Monday, March 17, Girl Talk Foundation, Inc., a character-building program for girls ages 11-16, will be collecting beaded gowns and party dresses (new and slightly used) for girls in need as part of the Sixth Annual Prom Project.

Girls will get to choose their gowns at a makeshift boutique designed by students from The Art Institute on Saturday, April 12 at ImaginOn.  Girls interested in receiving a gown must register at www.girltalkfoundationinc.com  or call the Girl Talk office at 704.335.5885. 

Beginning Monday, March 17, Girl Talk Foundation, Inc., a character-building program for girls ages 11-16, will be collecting beaded gowns and party dresses (new and slightly used) for girls in need as part of the Sixth Annual Prom Project.

Girls will get to choose their gowns at a makeshift boutique designed by students from The Art Institute on Saturday, April 12 at ImaginOn.  Girls interested in receiving a gown must register at www.girltalkfoundationinc.com  or call the Girl Talk office at 704.335.5885. 

Beginning Monday, March 17, Girl Talk Foundation, Inc., a character-building program for girls ages 11-16, will be collecting beaded gowns and party dresses (new and slightly used) for girls in need as part of the Sixth Annual Prom Project.

Girls will get to choose their gowns at a makeshift boutique designed by students from The Art Institute on Saturday, April 12 at ImaginOn.  Girls interested in receiving a gown must register at www.girltalkfoundationinc.com  or call the Girl Talk office at 704.335.5885. 

Beginning Monday, March 17, Girl Talk Foundation, Inc., a character-building program for girls ages 11-16, will be collecting beaded gowns and party dresses (new and slightly used) for girls in need as part of the Sixth Annual Prom Project.

Girls will get to choose their gowns at a makeshift boutique designed by students from The Art Institute on Saturday, April 12 at ImaginOn.  Girls interested in receiving a gown must register at www.girltalkfoundationinc.com  or call the Girl Talk office at 704.335.5885. 

Don’t miss “Huipiles: A Celebration,” an exhibit by Texas artist Kathy Sosa celebrating “huipiles,” the traditional hand-woven, blouse-like garments created in the Mayan tradition in Mexico and Latin America by women. The show runs through May 3, and also includes Liz Garza Williams’ contemporary photographs of women and girls wearing new and vintage huipiles. Together, the photographs and paintings document not only the rich, 500-year history of the hand-loomed garments, but also their continuing signifi cance in the lives of women today.

Join the gang at Meow and Fetch for a Compact Canine Event, and adopt a Yorkie, Chihuahua, Maltese, Shih tzu, or other “compact” pooch from noon-4pm at The Boulevard in NoDa.

For details, visit meowandfetch.com or call 704.391.5055.

Step back in time at the Charlotte Museum of History’s Colonial Fair, complete with historic craft demonstrations including basketweaving, blacksmithing, woodturning, leatherworking, cooking, and pottery. 

The day includes tours of the original 1774 rock house, live music, colonial games and crafts for children. Free with museum admission. Call 704.568.1774 or visit www.charlottemuseum.org for details.

Beauty touches us, connects us, and makes us feel more alive. Why are you drawn again and again to simplicity, luminosity, or vitality when you visit an art gallery or take a walk in the woods? During this retreat you will discover how to translate your experience of beauty in nature into your unique style of art. We will create a visual journal that captures your most powerful experiences of beauty. Then you can use this book  as a source of inspiration for all your  future creative projects  working with fabric, clay, paper, or paints. 

At 29 years old, soprano and actress Audra McDonald became the first performer in history to win Tony Awards for her first three major Broadway roles. Since then, Audra has released four solo albums, worked in film, performed concerts with major American orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, the Boston Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the San Francisco Symphony, and now stars in the ABC television series Private Practice.

Beauty touches us, connects us, and makes us feel more alive. Why are you drawn again and again to simplicity, luminosity, or vitality when you visit an art gallery or take a walk in the woods? During this retreat you will discover how to translate your experience of beauty in nature into your unique style of art. We will create a visual journal that captures your most powerful experiences of beauty. Then you can use this book  as a source of inspiration for all your  future creative projects  working with fabric, clay, paper, or paints. 

The Charlotte Museum of History’s Women Making History series continues in April with a lecture featuring Mary Lou Quinlan, dubbed “the Oprah of Madison Avenue” by the Wall Street Journal, has spent her 30-year career in marketing and communications. She was named 1995 Advertising Woman of the Year by Advertising Women of New York, and is founder of the strategic marketing company Just Ask a Woman.

Bid on high-end purses below market value (ranging from $50-$3,000) at a silent auction benefiting Habitat Charlotte's Women Build 2008!

When: April 24, 6 to 9 pm

Tickets: $40 (includes wine and appetizers)

Details: 704.716.5630, aluke@habitatcharlotte.org or click here.

Join Donald Haack Diamonds, Fresh Boutique and Varji & Varji Salon and Spa on
Thursday, April 24 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Varji & Varji Salon and Spa (720 Governor Morrison Street, Suite E-170) in SouthPark for a Diva Party, showcasing the latest in women’s fashion, jewelry and beauty. Heavy hors d'oeuvres and wine will be served. 

In addition to receiving the latest trends in style, guests will go home with gift certificates and goods from Donald Haack Diamonds, Fresh and Varji & Varji.  

Taylor, Richards & Conger in collaboration with The Italian Trade Commission invite you to experience Italy in Motion, featuring exclusive trunk shows by Italian designers, Italian modes of transportation, Italian cuisine, fine Italian wines, and in-store registries, on Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26. 

For details, call 704.366.9092 or visit www.trcstyle.com.

Join skirt! photographer Deborah Triplett, along with fellow Charlotte photographers Diane Hughes, Raymond Grubb, JoAnn Sieburg Baker, Cordellia Williams, Mike Carrol, Christa Cammorato, Nancy Pierce, Mark Hamilton, and Kelly Culpepper, for a photography exhibit at Siskate Gallery on Arbor Day (April 25 from 6 – 11 pm), to celebrate a natural treasure that is dying out across the Southeast: the ancient eastern and Carolina hemlock trees.

Taylor, Richards & Conger in collaboration with The Italian Trade Commission invite you to experience Italy in Motion, featuring exclusive trunk shows by Italian designers, Italian modes of transportation, Italian cuisine, fine Italian wines, and in-store registries, on Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26. 

For details, call 704.366.9092 or visit www.trcstyle.com.

Kelly Koeppel will be the featured artist in May at the Morrison Arts Initiative. She will exhibiting work from her recent series of large format 8mm film prints.

Kelly Koeppel will be the featured artist in May at the Morrison Arts Initiative. She will exhibiting work from her recent series of large format 8mm film prints.

North Carolina Stage Company, Asheville’s professional theatre, presents Moonlight and Magnolias in the Duke Power Theater at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, April 30 – May 4, 2008.  Moonlight and Magnolias, by Ron Hutchinson, is the hilarious, almost-true story of the making of Gone With the Wind.  The play comes to Charlotte from a successful mounting in Asheville, where it sold out its entire 3-week run.   Moonlight and Magnolias stars Asheville-based actors Charlie Flynn-McIver, Scott Treadway, Lauren Fortuna and Willie Repoley. 

Kelly Koeppel will be the featured artist in May at the Morrison Arts Initiative. She will exhibiting work from her recent series of large format 8mm film prints.

North Carolina Stage Company, Asheville’s professional theatre, presents Moonlight and Magnolias in the Duke Power Theater at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, April 30 – May 4, 2008.  Moonlight and Magnolias, by Ron Hutchinson, is the hilarious, almost-true story of the making of Gone With the Wind.  The play comes to Charlotte from a successful mounting in Asheville, where it sold out its entire 3-week run.   Moonlight and Magnolias stars Asheville-based actors Charlie Flynn-McIver, Scott Treadway, Lauren Fortuna and Willie Repoley.