Charlotte SHOUT! Returns This Month. Here’s What’s New
WITHIN JUST A FEW YEARS, the sprawling Charlotte SHOUT! has emerged as one of the city’s premier festivals, garnering thousands upon thousands of visitors to Uptown Charlotte. On March 31, the multi-week effort returns, with 200+ installations, performances, events, and activations in tow. The event’s aim, organizers say, is to showcase “our community’s creativity, innovation, diversity, and resilience.”
This year’s Charlotte SHOUT! is presented by Atrium Health and Bank of America, and it does include some favorites from the past: the illuminated seesaws of “Impulse”; The Charlotte Ideas Festival; 80+ local musical acts at four different locations; the Charlotte StrEATs Festival; and surprise installations and activations among them.
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As for what’s new this year: You’ll find those offerings below among a comprehensive list of offerings, as we dive into thee festival’s four pillars of Art, Food, Music, and Ideas. This is a living list, but you can find the most up-to-date information on the SHOUT! website.
Music (Sponsored by Ally)
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One major musical component to know is Pianodrome, the first performance space in the U.S. made up entirely of upcycled pianos: The 75-seat structure will be housed inside the historic Grace on Brevard venue, and dozens of performances by local artists bring it to life during SHOUT! You can also expect music across uptown throughout the week, including at Victoria Yards (209 E. 7th St.), with food vendors, and 10+ murals on repurposed shipping containers in tow. Click each event to discover more information.
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March 31: Jackiem Joyner
Middle C Jazz (300 S. Brevard St.)
April 1: Pianodrome Recital with Bomi Tunstall & Guest Artists
Grace on Brevard (219 S. Brevard St.)
Award Winning Jazz Fusion Artists, Flautist Alexander Zonjic and Friends featuring James Lloyd (Pieces of a Dream)
Middle C Jazz (300 S. Brevard St.)
Tosco Music Party
Knight Theater (430 S. Tryon St.)
April 2: The Art of Song: An Evening with Joe Gransden and Kenny Banks
Middle C Jazz (300 S. Brevard St.)
April 4: William Fried
Grace on Brevard (219 S. Brevard St.)
April 7: An Evening with Two-time Grammy Nominated Artist Maysa Leak
Middle C Jazz (300 S. Brevard St.)
April 8: An Evening with Two-time Grammy Nominated Artist Maysa Leak
Middle C Jazz (300 S. Brevard St.)
April 12: Pianodrome Concert featuring Clarinetist Jessica Lindsey and Friends
Grace on Brevard (219 S. Brevard St.)
Music by Beethoven and Glass: The UNC Charlotte Orchestra at the Bechtler
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art (420 S. Tryon St.)
April 13: Colby Dobbs and Friends Perform A Tribute to Michael McDonald & The Doobie Brothers
Middle C Jazz (300 S. Brevard St.)
Miles & Coltrane: Blue (.)
Booth Playhouse
April 14: Marcus Anderson
Middle C Jazz (300 S. Brevard St.)
Miles & Coltrane: Blue (.)
Booth Playhouse
April 15: Spyro Gyra
Middle C Jazz (300 S. Brevard St.)
CAN I KICK IT? presents “The Matrix”
Wells Fargo Plaza (301 S. Tryon St.)
Miles & Coltrane: Blue (.)
Booth Playhouse
April 16: Miles & Coltrane: Blue (.)
Booth Playhouse
Music Showcase Stage presented by Music Everywhere CLT and AvidXchange
Victoria Yards (209 E. 7th St.)
Art (Sponsored by Lowe’s)
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Even outside of the return of “Impulse,” the enormous light-up seesaws on Levine Avenue of the Arts, there are many thrilling opportunities to experience visual art throughout the area this year. The slate includes massive interactive installations, sidewalk activations, and much more:
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March 31- April 15: Endangered Exhibition
Brooklyn Collective (229 S Brevard St.)
March 31-April 16: ArtPop Street Gallery at the SHOUT! Lounge
Venue TBA
BLOOM
McColl Center (721 N. Tryon St.)
MIRAGE
3/4 Alleyway
Affinity
Venue TBA
Easter Eggs on Parade
Romare Bearden Park (300 S. Church St.)
The Endless DayMaker
Wells Fargo Plaza (301 S. Tryon St.)
Get Lost
Top of Whole Foods (400 E. Brooklyn Village Ave., Ste. A)
!cons
Various Locations
Impulse
Levine Avenue of the Arts
In(ter)sects
Venue TBA
POP!
Venue TBA
Roaming Gnomes
Various Locations
Star Talk
First Ward Park (301 E. 7th St.)
Food (Sponsored by Compass Group)
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After a highly popular debut, Charlotte StrEATs Festival, curated by Unpretentious Palate and Carven Events + Marketing, returns for year’s festival, with chefs from restaurants across Charlotte’s neighborhoods sharing tastes of their spots. But that’s just a morsel of what’s available:
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April 1-17: SHOUT! Food Trucks
Various Locations
April 15: Charlotte StrEATs Tasting Tour
Gateway Village (900 W. Trade St.)
April 16: Charlotte StrEATs Festival
Gateway Village (900 W. Trade St.)
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE.
Ideas (Sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
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An ideas conference has panel discussions, civic reflection conversations, a poetry open mic event, story workshops, and more this year. Uptown museums and cultural hotspots also add to the conversation:
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March 30-April 4: The Charlotte Center Festival of Ideas
Various Locations
March 30: Baratunde Thurston
Mint Museum Uptown (500 S. Tryon St.)
March 31-April 16: Queen City Podcast Network
Discovery Place (301 N. Tryon St.)
March 31: Ingrid Fetell Lee
Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture (551 S. Tryon St.)
April 1-11: Charlotte SHOUT! Elemental Yoga + Fitness Series
Serenity Garden
April 1: Voices From The Past
The Historic Elmwood/Pinewood Cemetery (700 W. 6th St.)
Shannon Vallor
UNC Charlotte Center City (320 E. 9th St.)
April 15: Charlotte Earth Day
First Ward Park (301 E. 7th St.)
Follow @cltshout on Instagram for a sneak peek of all the exciting things to come!