Community Calendar

Grab your pink, green, and teal attire, and take steps at the 6th Annual Pink Cupcake Walk! Enjoy four sweet laps around the field with a mini cupcake at each stop, and help honor and celebrate survivors, fighters, and thrivers during the special Breast Cancer Lap.

Two miles can go a long way toward building a more inclusive Charlotte. The Braille Trail Walk for Independence represents more than a fundraiser. It’s a family-friendly event promoting community a community designed and open to everyone, regardless of how well you see.

Join us on Saturday, October 3, 2026 for Braille Trail Walk for Independence–our fourth annual event and our inaugural walk on the newly constructed Charlotte Braille Trail.
Your partnership, whether by walking, fundraising or volunteering, fuels Lions Services’ comprehensive services to dismantle barriers for our blind and low vision neighbors. Every step and every dollar raised directly support programs that open doors to opportunity, connection, and choice, including accessible technology tools and training, wellness support, and individualized services. Every dollar raised changes lives and creates opportunities for greater independence.

As you walk the Braille Trail, you’ll experience a unique, multi-sensory path featuring tactile sculptures and fragrant gardens. The trail represents the best of inclusive infrastructure, blending nature, art, and technology into a multisensory experience designed for everyone.

Afterward, celebrate with food, music, and mission engagement moments. Your participation makes you a partner in dismantling systemic barriers for our blind and low vision neighbors. Together, we are creating a community where everyone can thrive.

Now is the moment we’ve been waiting for. With new treatments emerging in the fight against Alzheimer’s, now is the time for hope. Now is the time for action. Help us keep the momentum going in your community at the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® - Rowan-Cabarrus. For more information or to register, visit act.alz.org/RowanCabarrus.

Dive into adventure with our NEW IMMOTION VR Experience: Shark Dive, launching May 22nd at CSC!

Get up close with the incredible sharks of Tiger Beach in this thrilling, immersive underwater experience. No wetsuit required.

Flat Footed Truths: Stories of Lived Experiences is a juried quilt exhibition featuring quilts and fiber art that depict the soul-stirring, truth-telling, and compelling stories of African American women.

This exhibit is named and influenced by the book written by Patricia Bell-Scott, Flat Footed Truths: Telling Black Women’s Lives. These stories and the truths they tell come to life in this unforgettable exhibit.

Co-curated by Francene V. Greene and Michelle Curney Willis.

Learn more by visiting: https://cabarrusartscouncil.org/flat-footed-truths/

NF Walk (formerly Shine a Light NF Walk) is the signature fundraising event of the Children’s Tumor Foundation. Our goal is to raise awareness of neurofibromatosis and schwannomatosis, genetic conditions that collectively affect more than 4 million people worldwide and raise critical funds to advance research and treatments. Held in communities across the United States, NF Walk events are family-friendly gatherings where people living with NF, their families, and supporters can come together, connect, and help drive progress toward better treatments and a cure.

The NF Walk is how we go faster. Faster research. Faster treatments. Faster to the finish line for the millions living with NF. Walk with us so that treatments exist when patients need them.

NF Walk brings the community together to raise awareness, support families, and move us closer to ending NF.

October 3, 2026
10AM – 1 PM
Park Road Park
Large Shelter 1&2
6220 Park Road
Charlotte, NC 28210
nfwalk@ctf.org
https://join.ctf.org/event/2026-nf-walk-carolinas/e769901
800-323-7938

Attention spans are limited, so how do we write characters who keep readers turning pages instead of scrolling social media? It starts with knowing whose story it is and what obstacle is about to get in their way.

In this workshop, NY Times bestselling author Meagan Church discusses techniques and strategies for developing empathetic and compelling characters that engage contemporary audiences and immerse readers in the story.

Meagan Church is the author of the instant New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel The Mad Wife, as well as The Girls We Sent Away and The Last Carolina Girl. Her emotionally charged, empathy-driven fiction explores women’s inner lives and the silencing of their stories. She is an adjunct faculty member in Drexel University’s MFA program and lives in the Charlotte area with her family.

Workshop Refund Policy:

If circumstances force the CWC to cancel a workshop or move it to an alternative date, the CWC will issue a full refund or credit for a future workshop if asked to do so within 2 weeks. If a workshop is held according to schedule and an enrollee cannot attend, the CWC will issue a full refund or credit for a future workshop if notified 48 hours before the workshop begins. Any credit issued must be used within 12 months.

Location: Room 106, 1st Floor, 2810 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC 28210

✨ See how much fun a whole year can bring!

-A Tony nominee for Best Musical, Score, and Book
-Follow the adventures of happy Frog and cranky Toad through four seasons
-Enjoy a colorful production with a jazzy, upbeat score
-An adventure spanning all four seasons - planting gardens, swimming, raking leaves, and sledding!
-This "one-year" journey flies by in One-Act, approx. 70 min.

Show Dates and Times:

Sep 19 at 11 AM and 3 PM
Sep 20 at 11 AM and 2 PM
Sep 26 at 11 AM and 3 PM
Sep 27 at 11 AM and 2 PM
Oct 3 at 11 AM and 3 PM
Oct 4 at 11 AM and 2 PM
Oct 10 at 11 AM and 3 PM
Oct 11 at 11 AM and 2 PM

-ASL-Interpreted Show: Oct 3 at 3 PM
-Sensory-Friendly Performance: Oct 11 at 11 AM

Travel the world through folklore, imagination, and play! In this free interactive workshop, participants will explore meaningful objects from folktales, reimagine their powers, and create and share stories together. No storytelling experience is needed—just bring your curiosity.

DINOSAUR! has made their way back to CSC! Get ready to come face-to-face with jaw-dropping fossils, thrilling prehistoric discoveries, and hands-on Jurassic fun for explorers of all ages.

The ROAR of prehistoric fun is her, don’t miss it!