Upcoming events
May 14: Charlotte NEXT Professional Development capstone event, 9:30 a.m.
May 14: Free screening, “Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope,” 6 p.m.
May 16: “Community Conversation: Children First, Ending Generational Trauma,” 6-8 p.m.
May 17: Property tax relief seminar for seniors, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Info and register by calling Fred Spight at 980-256-7955.
May 17: Arts & Science Council event on the intersection of the arts and affordable housing, 8-11 a.m., Covenant Presbyterian, 1000 E. Morehead St. Register here. Flier here.
May 17: Arts and Scholarship Reception, $30, 6:30 p.m., Delta Center, 5408 Beatties Ford Rd.
May 18: Cemetery preservation workshop, free, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Register here.
May 18: PBS EdCamp, free 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., an “unconference” for teachers and administrators to share professional development experience, 3242 Commonwealth Ave.
May 18: Movie Night at Wesley Heights on the greenway, 8 p.m. Food vendors on site.
May 21: Firm Foundations’ Lunch & Learn about creating summer experiences for more youth.
May 23: Firm Foundations info session on mentoring opportunities.
May 30: Author Bryan Stevenson on “The Legacy of Lynching: Confronting Racial Terror in America” and his book “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption,” 6 p.m., 150 N. College St. Tickets $20 (sold out), $25 (sold out), $125.
June 1: “Chain Reaction”, free, performance arts event “exploring the complex interactions between humans and their natural, physical, and social environments through a lens of environmental justice;” Goodyear Arts, 301 Camp Rd.
June 7: Deadline for Celebrate Charlotte Arts grant applications.
June 10: Greater Charlotte Summer Arts Camp, $75 per week. Details.
June 15: United Voices’ Juneteenth Celebration, 10 a.m., Johnson C. Smith University campus.
June 17: Greater Charlotte Summer Arts Camp, $75 per week. Details.
June 24: Greater Charlotte Summer Arts Camp, $75 per week. Details.
June 25: Session on grantwriting and fundraising. Details: Constance Lav Johnson via e-mail.
June 24-Aug. 2: Four Court Camps for youth 14-18 at Mecklenburg Courthouse. Details. Flier.
June 25: Aviation Camps of the Carolinas event. Monroe Airport. Some seats free; details here.
July 1: Greater Charlotte Summer Arts Camp, $75 per week. Details.
July 15-20: Biloxi/New Orleans Casino trip.
Aug. 15: Paint the Town Blue Gala fund-raiser.
Aug. 31: Sickle Cell Run/Walk, 8 a.m., videos one two

News & Handouts
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